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March 28, 1939 1 min read

What happens when a civil war becomes a rehearsal for an even bigger one?

On March 28, 1939, Nationalist forces under General Francisco Franco entered Madrid, ending the Spanish Civil War after nearly three years of fighting that killed over 500,000 people.

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