4 Mar 1939
- The failure of Dr. Negrin's Communist Government to sue for peace resulted in a civil war within a civil war on the streets of Madrid, Spain. The National Defence Council, led by Colonel Casada, triumphed in the struggle for control of the Republic and tried to negotiate peace terms with General Franco. In the meantime Dr. Negrin, accompanied by his Cabinet and Russian advisers, flew out of Madrid to safety. ww2dbase [The Spanish Civil War | AC]
- Corazziere was commissioned into service. ww2dbase [Corazziere | CPC]
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