Word: francos
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...much of that training is spent in shooting practice?" "What!" cried Commandant Gomez, "You don't think we waste ammunition on rifle practice? Our Militia gets all its shooting practice at the front!" Franco and Mola, Soldiers of professional standing and technical proficiency are the leaders of the Revolution: short, stoutish, dynamic General Francisco Franco, Arabic-speaking onetime Commander of the Spanish Foreign Legion in Morocco whose brother Ramon is "The Spanish Lindbergh";* and slim, tortoise-spectacled, tenacious General Emilio Mola, the Cuban-born son of a captain in the traditionally non-partisan Civil Guard...
...most efficient warship in the world for its size, the German "pocket battleship" Deutschland. The Jaime I canceled her bombardment. Later came reports that the Deutschland had landed munitions for the Fascist rebel troops, that her captain had paid a "courtesy call" on the headquarters of Rebel General Franco. Eight German warships were in Spanish water last week, ready for anything...
...Benito Mussolini, success of the Spanish rebellion might mean more than another boost for Fascism. All over Europe the same rumor was being spread last week. In return for Italian backing and Italian munitions, Spanish Revolutionist Francisco Franco had promised Benito Mussolini to end Spain's present alliance with France and to give Italy the right to fortify Ceuta, opposite Gibraltar, and to use one of the Balearic Islands as a naval base. The Spanish Fascists were a long, long way from victory last week, but if they should succeed and if there were any truth in this rumored...
Government troops held Madrid, Barcelona, Toledo and most of the fertile east coast. Rebel Generalissimo Franco was stymied in the south. Seville he held, and Córdoba and Granada. He had been able to move his headquarters from Morocco to Seville, to ferry about 300 soldiers a day by plane to the mainland. But he was unable to march against Madrid, and fiery-eyed Communist militia still kept him out of Málaga. Government forces, on the other hand, were still unable to capture Zaragoza, strongest military garrison...
...under able General Emilio Mola sparred cautiously for the battle that may end the war. Surprise of the week was verification of the astounding story that when Spain's devious José Maria Gil Robles, Catholic reactionary, was Minister of War ten months ago, he and Fascist Generals Franco and Mola prepared for the present civil war by digging secret gun emplacements all along the Guadarrama ridge. Fortunately for Spain's Leftist Government, loyal officers knew where most of them were...