The Forgotten Spaniards Who Fought for Britain in WW2

The Redcoat History Podcast by Redcoat History

Feb 22, 202653:04History

Today we are talking about Spaniards - Spanish Republicans - the defeated side of the Civil War… men who get driven into exile and scattered across Europe. Some end up in British uniform before the fall of France. Some j...

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