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door eagle » 22 feb 2005, 10:33
On June 14th 1940, Spanish troops occupied the city of TANGIER in Morocco, hitherto a free city under international control. Franco offered Hitler a Spanish entry into the war, if he would agree to an expansion of the Spanish colonial holdings in Africa (Spain demanded all of French Morocco, parts of Algeria and an expansion of Spanish Guinea). Hitler did not accept these terms; when Hitler and Franco met at HENDAYE (Oct. 23rd 1940), plans were made for a German-Spanish campaign against GIBRALTAR ("Operation Felix"). In February 1941 the Germans suggested the operation to be started; Franco hesitated, pointing out that Spain was not yet ready; Germany soon after launched the Balkans and North Africa campaigns.
door grotius » 22 feb 2005, 08:51
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