Loyalists were always a few steps behind the Nationalists, and suffered a series of consequences. Meanwhile, the Nationalist Party led by Francisco Franco was increasing in members and becoming more powerful. Franco blamed the freemasons for Spain’s problems while Hitler blamed Jews for Germany’s problems. He even had a framed portraiture of Adolf Hitler on his office desk, as Hitler was a role model for him (1226). There is also the parallel in the two countries. Both were devastated and defeated in the war and they needed a leader to lead them. However, both countries became a military dictatorship.
The Spanish civil war is one of the darkest and bloodiest wars. Around 580,000 people died, and only a sixth of it were from the battlefield,…show more content… Nationalists have killed at least 200,000 loyalists, and more, not counting the deaths Franco’s victory. The Nationalists have tortured members of the Falange in prison cells, and shot them (1226). And in the north of Spain, thousands of clergy and nuns were killed. Loyalists were also killed for entertainment. “Fiestas of Death” were events that were taken place in bullrings, where the any type of Loyalists were machine gunned to death (1226). The Spanish Civil war can be seen as was a microcosm of Europe. In many countries in Europe, there were political issues. It was the abolishment of monarchy for many countries, and people were uncertain of what came afterward. It was also the time of expansion, which always inevitably led to war. Political, religious and social hierarchies were in a battle against socialism, communism, and anarchism. The countries that supported the Spanish Republic saw the civil war as a struggle international fascism. 20,000 Britons and Irishmen, and many refugees from Nazi Germany joined the Loyalist forces. From the United States the Abraham Lincoln Brigade fought with Spain (1226). Although the international alliances were helpful on both sides, their cooperation was also largely
