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Spanish Revolution Anniversary (1957)

1957 · Newsreel · 1 min

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(21) 18th anniversary of end of Spanish revolution in Spain, Franco and daughter watch soldiers, "the caudillo looks on with pride, 18 years of peace and rebuilding" (2) Reno NV - first midget convention (partial newsreel)

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★★★ · wtf · masokist · 2007-04-20

franco was a axis power a ally of nazis he changed sides when he saw his old buddy hitler getting beat. .. he not only diported jews to camps he helped fund and gave arms and men to nazis. im disgusted the way they portray him in that news reel . he helped kill millions of jews hundreds of americans and thousands of other europeans, and yet the us gave him tanks.. well after ww2 the U.S. wanted to put a air base in spain franco was all to happy to let them.( knowing wich side his bread was buttered) it was a disgusting act

★★ · The point of view of those abroad... so wrong · Sandavito · 2008-09-15

This film has one of the greatest failures abroad countries had anfter the WWII. Franco did not do any revolution. He was a dictator whor took over the real democracy. @MD12: It's easy to believe all those stupid things about a crusade. There was no crusade at all. He was a little man who really wanted to turn his family into a royal one. He tried to keep the power for his family after his deceasing, but king Juan Carlos was smarter. He didn't want to save anyone from comunism. He once defended the government, but, as the government turned him down due to his will of power, he, and his…