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  2. Spain during World War II - Wikipedia

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    Throughout World War II, Spanish diplomats of the Franco government extended their protection to Eastern European Jews, especially in Hungary. Jews claiming Spanish ancestry were provided with Spanish documentation without being required to prove their case and either left for Spain or survived the war with the help of their new legal status in ...

  3. List of wars involving Spain - Wikipedia

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    War between the Alans and the Suevi (428) Battle of Mérida (428) Part of Germanic Invasions of Hispania Location: Iberian Peninsula. Suebi. Hispania. Sarmatian Alans: Defeat at the Battle of Mérida. War between the Visigoths and the Vandal–Alanic alliance (429) Part of Germanic Invasions of Hispania Location: Iberian Peninsula. Visigothic ...

  4. Neutral powers during World War II - Wikipedia

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    The neutral powers were countries that remained neutral during World War II.Some of these countries had large colonies abroad or had great economic power. Spain had just been through its civil war, which ended on 1 April 1939 (five months prior to the invasion of Poland)—a war that involved several countries that subsequently participated in World War II.

  5. Spanish Civil War - Wikipedia

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    Spain during World War II (1939–1945) ... with the participation of local authorities varying from location to location. ... General map of the Spanish Civil War ...

  6. Operation Pilgrim - Wikipedia

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    Operation Pilgrim was a planned British operation to invade and occupy the Canary Islands during World War II. [2] The invasion was a contingency plan to be executed in the event of a known plan whereby Germany would support Spain in occupying Gibraltar, the Azores, the Canary Islands as well as the Cape Verde Islands (the German plan was known as Operation Felix).

  7. Operation Felix - Wikipedia

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    On 23 October, he met Franco at Hendaye, France, and proposed for Spain to enter the war on the Axis side as early as January 1941. Gibraltar would be taken by special Wehrmacht units and turned over to Spain, but Franco refused the offer and emphasized Spain's need for large-scale military and economic assistance. Hitler took offence when ...

  8. World War II by country - Wikipedia

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    About 1.2 million Austrians served in all branches of the German armed forces during World War II. After the defeat of the Axis Powers, the Allies occupied Austria in four occupation zones set up at the end of World War II until 1955, when the country again became a fully independent republic under the condition that it remained neutral.

  9. Category:Spain in World War II - Wikipedia

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    Spain during World War II; Spanish Cross; Spanish occupation of Tangier (1940–1945) T. Tikhvin offensive; U. German submarine U-573; V. Visit of Heinrich Himmler to ...