Monday, January 8th, 2007
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Southern Charm,
Western Passion
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 17,153
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Re: 250 Spanische Freiwilligen Divission
It means that though it reads "Russia", it was meant "Soviets" or "Communism".
The Soviets had a strong implication in the Spanish Civil War through the Spanish Communist Party. Think of the strategic value of having a Communist country in the Iberian Peninsula.
When the war against Russia was declared, Prime Minister Serrano Súñer blamed it on Russia (Rusia es culpable). The Spanish volunteers are said to have gone to Russia "to return the visit" to the Soviets. It was seen as a "Crusade against Communism".
Edit: during the Civil War in Spain, the Communists cried "Viva Rusia" as they believed that Soviet troops would be sent in to Spain. Instead there were only commissaires who tried to help the Communists to take control of the Republican side.
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