Barcelona in WW2 History | World War II Database

6 Oct 1934

Spain

In Barcelona, Spain, the Catalan Nationalist leaders proclaimed the establishment of the Catalan Republic from the balcony of the Generalidad but refrained from turning the 10,000 armed police against the workers' militias. ww2dbase [Barcelona | AC]

17 Mar 1938

Photo(s) dated 17 Mar 1938

15 Nov 1938

Spain

The International Brigades paraded through Barcelona, Spain before being disbanded. ww2dbase [The Spanish Civil War | Barcelona, Catalonia | AC]

24 Jan 1939

Spain

The Legionnaires of the Moroccan Corps stormed the imposing rock citadel of Montjuich overlooking Barcelona, Spain, freeing 1,200 Political prisoners who had miraculously escaped execution. ww2dbase [Barcelona | AC]

26 Jan 1939

Spain

Nationalist forces occupied Barcelona in the Spanish Civil War. ww2dbase [The Spanish Civil War | Barcelona, Catalonia | CPC]

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