Why So Many Foreign Nationals Fought In The Spanish Civil War

Why So Many Foreign Nationals Fought In The Spanish Civil War | Battlefield Mysteries

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4 ай бұрын

The Spanish Civil War took place between 1936 and 1939 and would decide the fate of the country for decades to come. The hard fought struggle between republican forces and nationalistic forces loyal to dictator Franco, would be unique in the sense that a disproportionate amount of foreign nationals took part. But why was this?
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@mohabatkhanmalak1161 4 ай бұрын

We were in the town of Calella, Catalonia in 1972-73 and later on Madrid. The place where we stayed in Calella had a hill in the back where we played as kids and there were these brick laid tunnels with outlets on different parts of that hill. Growing up, I always wondered what and why those tunnels were there for, and when I studied military history and the various wars, I came to the conclusion that they were a military stronghold during the Spanish civil war.

@murrayscott9546 4 ай бұрын

Ask not for whom the bell tolls.

@AnthonyEvelyn 4 ай бұрын

The foreign volunteers for the Republicans remind me a lot of progressives of today.

@theswampcleaner3856 4 ай бұрын

All just a bunch of commies

@TinkersKustomPaintball 4 ай бұрын

I'm trying to discover the past but it's surprisingly difficult when half the video is censored 😂

@daveharringbone8512 4 ай бұрын

Make his fight on the hill in the early day Constant chill deep inside Shouting gun, on they run through the endless grey On they fight, are they right, yes, by who's to say? For a hill men would kill, why? They do not know

@baileyroddog 3 ай бұрын

Is there anyway to turn off that blurry image that keeps appearing in the video periodically?

@Foreskin-Forest 3 ай бұрын

A lot of youtubers sadly have to blur out sensitive images if they want monetization. KZfaq loves putting down real information, sadly

@Hillrunner768 2 ай бұрын

Interesting that communist wasn’t mentioned once

@chrissasin6676 4 ай бұрын

Nkvd exterminated thousands of stalins opponents, specially Trotskyist

@pauleester 4 ай бұрын

I keep getting censored screens is the original available somewhere?

@jojokeavy2835 4 ай бұрын

And The Irish Said.... "Vive La Quinte Brigada".

@ArianeQube 4 ай бұрын

Short answer, popularity of communism among many teens, just like now. Plus a lot of lobby from the Soviet Union. It was also influenced by the fact that Soviet genocides and mass murders were carefully covered-up in Western media, such as the famous Walter Duranty case. Denying the Holodomor not only did not negatively affect his career, but actually got him a Pulitzer prize. The war crimes committed by the republican side is also typically under reported or skimmed over in most books about the Spanish Civil War. So yes, they joined because they were well processed by the propaganda and disinformation campaign.

@rfb5206 4 ай бұрын

Clearly history isn't your strong suit, cIown

@pnwesterner6220 3 ай бұрын

You mean people like Tucker Carlson?

@Hillrunner768 2 ай бұрын

@@pnwesterner6220what a stupid response

@robertdelacruz2951 4 ай бұрын

Half-blurred again? What waste! Clear out of War Stories, and try Battlefield Mysteries.

@robertoschuko2501 4 ай бұрын

This even I can answer ! The intenational communism " ! Very clever Dr. Einstein!

@alg11297 4 ай бұрын

I could be mistaken, but didn't the veteran of the war claim that when "You are fighting for Allah you fight on". Please correct me

@brendanheffernan2671 4 ай бұрын

Yes he did, but he was speaking of the Moroccan forces he fought against.

@alg11297 4 ай бұрын

@@brendanheffernan2671 and you know this how?

@brendanheffernan2671 4 ай бұрын

He mentions that the " Moors" were attacking . The Moors or Moroccans were part of the Spanish colonial army, 80,000 of whom fought against the Republic under Franco. They would have predominantly been followers of the Islamic faith, thus the reference to Allah 31 minutes into the video.

@brendanheffernan2671 4 ай бұрын

Apologies, 21 minutes into the video.

@mohammedsaysrashid3587 4 ай бұрын

Political world and political businesses are mobilizing on forces legitimate, tyranny, decisiveness, and bloodshed..while revolutionary dreams are searching of idealistic world where justice, freedom, advance, and equality are embodying . Two opposite worlds, Glory and bravery of Spanish warriors slaughtered by Spanish republican leaders in Madrid, republican leaders committed several internal purges and internal coups amongst themselves. Before republican forces crushed by Spanish conservatives and Fascist forces .

@frederikbjerre427 4 ай бұрын

KZfaq needs competition.

@tomfox9083 4 ай бұрын

Shame on you for censoring history

@robertdelacruz2951 4 ай бұрын

Oh, good. A NOT World War II story! 🤣

@Jayjay-qe6um 4 ай бұрын

It was the "dress rehearsal" for World War II.

@robertdelacruz2951 4 ай бұрын

@@Jayjay-qe6um Do you really think I was unaware of that? My comment was that THIS was not WW2. Get a grip.

@robertdelacruz2951 4 ай бұрын

Aside from the blurring, a good documentary. Blurring the images, however, is just a tool to conceal the history from those who seek to understand it better. This censorship must STOP!

@Tubescaper 4 ай бұрын

Quit blurring the G.D. screen or I'm unsubscribing to your channel!

@user-ch9fe3jp1k 4 ай бұрын

Literally no one cares what u do

@Hillbilly001 4 ай бұрын

It's the Algorithm. But see ya!

@Tubescaper 4 ай бұрын

@@user-ch9fe3jp1k UP YOURS! 🖕

@AltCtrlSpud 4 ай бұрын

oLo gmo u r os funz i cnt spk wel dey r watchin me rit now i mst hide . rip

@frederikbjerre427 4 ай бұрын

As paying customer one should be able to be rid of commercials and censorship.

@daveharringbone8512 4 ай бұрын

Franco was a deeeekhed

@user-fu9cs3ej2x 4 ай бұрын

This is false information, my grandfather fought in this war and the Republicans were not freedom fighters but were fighting for a communist Spain. Franco knew that Stalin’s Soviet Union was barbaric and would not have any of it. Thats why the U.S. didn’t really side with either army. That’s why Germany and Italy assisted Franco. They didn’t want communism to spread to their doorstep.