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So you’re telling me the country didn’t just one day perfectly split in half like in hoi4??? 🤯🤯🤯

Always interesting to consider the high amount of foreign volunteers and foreign legions sent there by states (including the USSR Italy and Germany) that all participated in the civil war. Kind of gives you a feeling that this was a 20th century European proxy war.

There are a few minor incorrections, but generally a good work. Incorrections include: - Not placing the italians at the helm of the Malaga Ofensive in early 1937, neither at the fall of Bilbao in mid'37. - Not representing the Republican offensive at Teruel in late 1937 (which actually managed to seize the city, albeit shortly) - Not representing the Nationalist advance towards Valencia in the spring of 1938, which was stopped around Segorbe in what became the last republican victory of the war - Leaving the Germans idle around Seville, when the Legion Condor was in fact moving around constantly in support of the Nationalists in most of the relevant battles of the war. But good work anyway. Your video is well worth watching.

Two of my great-grandfathers fought in this war. One in each side. Many common soldiers didn't fight in the side they wanted (they didn't even want to fight), but they fought in the side that came first to their village and recruited them; they had no other choice, or they would have been shot right there. One of my great-grandfathers died in a battle in Galicia, he was one of those numbers that rise so fast in the first years of the war. The other had better luck, after serving long time in such a horror, he could desert during the battle of Ebro, crossing the river swimming and escaping to France. He was "enslaved" by the French, forced to work in the mines, until he could come back home after the war. In his absence, my great-grandmother, with her mother and sisters, survived by smuggling of goods hidden in fake-bellies (they pretended to be pregnant). Those were hard times for all Spanish society. Not to mention all the crimes and mass murders of civilians commited by both sides. It was not a war of good vs. bad, or right vs. wrong. It was a bloody disaster for our society, that all people had to suffer, all families were touched by it, and we are still bleeding from it, since many people even in Spain only focus on the crimes of "the other side", instead of acknowledging the history as shameful as it was in its full.

Always remember that every number was a life, someone loved that person.

My portuguese great grandfather worked in france as a mechanic at that time was caught in middle of the conflict as he was passing spain and got arrested by the spanish military , good thing is that it was close to Portugal and after some days in military custody some spanish guards let him go ,"vaya portugues , rapido rapido " and he manage to cross the border back to Portugal 😂

It looks very very strange that you used blue for the republicans and red for the nationals, as both sides identified themselves and the others with the exact opposite (red=republican and blue=national)

Canción popular española sobre la guerra civil, basada en una historia real: Caminando por el bosque En el suelo vi que había Una carta ensangrentada De cuarenta años hacia Era de un paracaidista De la octava compañía Que a su madre le escribía Y la carta así decía Madre anoche en las trincheras Entre el fuego y la metralla Vía al enemigo correr La noche estaba cerrada Apunte con mi fusil Al tiempo que disparaba Y una luz que iluminó El rostro que yo mataba Era mi amigo José Compañero de la escuela Con quien tanto yo jugué A soldados y a trincheras Ahora el juego era verdad Y a mi amigo ya lo entierran Madre yo quiero morir Ya estoy harto de esta guerra Madre si vuelvo a escribir Tal vez sea desde el cielo Donde encontrare a José Y jugaremos de nuevo Si mi sangre fuera tinta Y mi corazón tintero Con las sangre de mis venas Te escribiría: Te quiero Carta original: Querida madre, no sé como empezar esta carta pero te escribo con mi rostro bañado en lagrimas, caen por la soledad, tristeza, dolor y sufrimiento que vivo día tras día aquí. Lo primero que tengo que decirte es Te Quiero y aunque no lo demuestre con frecuencia, Te quiero con locura, para mi eres la persona más importante, siempre has estado ahí apoyándome y protegiéndome, haces que las cosas malas parezcan buenas, tus consejos están llenos de sabiduría y siempre me has llevado por el buen camino. Ahora ya soy mayor de edad, tengo dieciocho años, puedo afrontar yo solo las cosas... pero la verdad es que no puedo madre... Perdóname, os hecho mucho de menos, ¡no quiero estar aquí! Se que desde casa junto a padre y mis hermanos os sentís orgullos de mi, podéis presumir de tener un hijo en el frente. Lo siento por ser un cobarde madre pero tengo miedo, más del que puedo aguantar. No entiendo esta guerra, no se cual es el bando bueno, no sé por qué lucho, no entiendo nada de lo que pasa, solo acato ordenes. El incesante sonido de los fusiles se mezclan con los gritos y llantos de la gente torturando mis oídos día y noche, vivo con una melodía continua de ametralladoras y lluvias constantes de bombarderos. Ya no hablo ni pienso, porque otros lo hacen por mi, solo me hace falta una frase para salir del paso aquí, “a la orden”. Dicen que el amor es suficiente para seguir adelante, que hay que luchar por nuestras familias, demostrar lo que valemos, pero ya no tengo el valor para estar en la batalla, las piernas me tiemblan sin parar, no duermo, me cuesta respirar, lloro a escondidas porque no puedo demostrar lo que siento delante de mis compañeros, se fuerte y lucha me repito constantemente, pero las palabras se pierden en mi mente como las vidas de la gente que esta a mi alrededor, soy la marioneta de un tirano titiritero. A noche nos lanzaron en paracaídas a una zona nueva de batalla, dicen que somos la mejor compañía jamás vista, la fuerza de los ochos nos llaman. La octava compañía paracaidista, siempre al frente luchando por su patria, por los ideales de un estado, viviendo el conflicto con lealtad y valor. Somos soldados valerosos, abrimos brechas en las filas enemigas, causamos bajas en ellos como si fueran animales y no tenemos remordimientos, pero todo es mentira pura mentira, solo fachada, una apariencia; los rostros de la gente demuestran lo contrario, sus caras se han tronado sombrías y pálidas, muestran el temor, horror y desamparo que se vive aquí, pero como nos repiten una y otra vez, “¡soldados o ellos o ustedes!” Madre para lo que realmente te escribo es para contarte lo que me ocurrió anoche. Me encontraba en el campo de batalla resguardándome del fuego cruzado y la metralla. Como siempre acataba ordenes, teníamos que superar una cota para llegar hasta un punto estratégico que nos serviría de base, para ello era necesario abatir al contrario con toda nuestra fuerza, no escatimamos en munición, ni violencia... Madre anoche en las trincheras vía al enemigo correr hacia mi, le apunte con mi fusil y sin darle tiempo a reaccionar le dispare; algo raro paso en ese momento, ya había matado a más gente antes pero en aquel chicho había algo distinto, una luz ilumino su rostro, la cara del enemigo al que asesinaba… madre era mi amigo José, mi compañero de la escuela, nuestro vecino, el hijo de Francisca, mi mejor amigo, con quien tanto yo jugué a soldados y a trincheras. Madre ahora el juego es verdad, no hay risas, solo oscuridad y llantos, no volveremos a jugar jamás, ¡lo están enterrando! Lo siento muchísimo, te pido perdón madre pero ya no aguanto mas aquí, me quiero morir, estoy harto de esta guerra, ¡no se dan cuenta que no va a ganar nadie joder! Tal vez te vuelva a escribir, pero la próxima que lo haga será desde el cielo, donde encontrare a José y jugaremos de nuevo. Madre ten por seguro que si mi sangre fuera tinta y mi corazón tintero, con la sangre de mi venas, te escribiría un “TE QUIERO”. Hasta siempre.

This war was bloodier than i expected

As an spanish citizen im astonished of how epic and accurate is this video. Well done.

Mussolini giving a speech in German language is pure comedy

I didn't know this war was so gruesome. Seems like it was a notable precursor to the second world war as well.

My great grandfather avoided this war when he permanently moved to El Salvador in the 1890's. What a smart move. My mother moved to USA in 1974 and avoided the salvadorean civil war (1979-1982) another smart move.

My grandparents were born in 1933 and 1936 in Murcia. Their lives where marked by this event, there was a lot of hunger everywhere and had to do anything to survive. I'm lucky to still have them and be able to ask them about stories and the way of living at that time, its gives me much perspective into todays life, and how people have became increasingly weaker

Spaniard here. My grandma once told me that her mother had two sons that fought in the Republican army, both died, and she said she would wear black for the rest of her life if any of them, or both, died. True story that really shows what every Spaniard had to live through at the time to fight for their family and friends, or even for ideology's sake, no matter if they were Nationalist or Republican.

I think that the interpretation on this video is very good, specifically considering the units shown with flags, I thought it was pretty cool seeing the Italian troops pouring in. Thank you for the wonderful productions. Edit: This is my first UKposts Post with over 100 likes so thank you all!

7:46 Mr. Stalin, I don’t feel so good

Una de las historias más tristes de este país. A día de hoy, aún tenemos heridas y nos cuesta remontar aquel momento.

JRR Tolkien supported the Nationalists in this war, interestingly enough. He was an admirer of Roy Campbell, who he compared to Aragorn (then named Trotter) in a letter. Campbell was a British fascist who fought in Malaga against the Republican General Villalba. According to Tolkien he recovered a religious artifact that the general had looted.

1.2 Million Casualties (includes wounded people), I didnt know this war was so Bloody

This civil war marked all of Europe

Amazing video, so well put together, thank you!

I'm Spanish and I think it's a great job. I think many of my fellow citizens, especially the younger ones, should watch this video. There is a lot of ignorance and double standards when it comes to telling this horrible civil war.

sometimes the good guys win

My two grandparents fought in the Spanish Civil War, despite living on each other a few kilometers, one lived in the national zone and the other in the Republican, as the vast majority, they were forcibly recruited and fought on sides in sides opposites.

Hi there! Great work video! My great grandfather, one of them, was on republic side as volunteer after a luftwaffe warplane almost kill him on the mountais. His horse didn't had so luck an die. He told me terrible stories about, brothers fighting each other, it was very sad. After the end of the war, he was continuing fighting in the mountains with other rebels. But unfortunately, the allies(EEUU, UK, ...) Didn't help republic side and my grear grandfather lost all hopes. He had to surrender, he almost die. I never forget one thing he said to me about war: "las guerras son muy malas, pero las guerras civiles son lo peor." Honor to Valeriano García, my great grandfather, RIP.

Great video, thanks!

Spain will never die!1!1!1

Wow, it started and also resolved so fast, but the front line remains unchanged for the majority of the wartime.

Es curioso que al bando republicano lo pinten de azul, y al bando nacional de rojo ... se nota que no lo ha hecho un español ...

The allies and russians threw the game by forgetting to send volunteers.

Really puts it into perspective it was a war of attrition.

Thanks for doing my country!

It is also interesting to see the actions of the central banks in financing the war, which were very clever plays.

Congratulations for your map.

Great video. Keep going. Viva la Spania.

Destacar que el golpe de Estado de julio de 1936 contra la Segunda República española comenzó en Melilla el 17 de julio de 1936 y de allí se extendió al Protectorado español de Marruecos y a las Islas Canarias, quedando también ambos territorios en zona franquista. Fue clave el puente aéreo entre el Protectorado y las provincias de Cádiz y Sevilla para trasladar las tropas coloniales de Marruecos a la Península para marchar hasta Madrid.

Nice for Spain, that in a civil war won the good side.

que locura verlo así. Si me hubiesen puesto este video antes de explicarme la guerra civil, la hubiese estudiado más motivado por aprender sobre ella

My Hoi4 knowledge is helping me understand.

Awesome, Thank You! Please do one about War of Paraguay: 1864 - 1870

This war pitted friend against friend and even brother against brother in the frontline. Im spanish and these are common stories from grandparents/older people.

War is the worst aspect of human nature, but even more so are civil wars that destroy coexistence and leave an incurable social fracture for a long time.

Thank you so much!

Request: Lebanese Civil War 🇱🇧 (1975-1990) + nice video btw

Nice detail of using the music you used on your first spanish civil war video

sublime. excelente. gracias!

I have huge respect and love for Spain.

Woah!!!

Well, the advance of the Franco's army was from South to North, Badajoz es the first battle and was attacked by the army from Africa, not as the video, you forgot the battle of Toledo and Guadarrama battle in the south of Madrid also Teruel was a subleved city, was taken by Republic's army and retaken by Franco, in the North also are mistakes and so, well it is difficult

I am from spain and my grandmother was a kid at the start of the war. She told me how the republicans send arround 20 men to asegurate the town and try burned the churc. From a bigger town near mine (arevalo) the guardia civil (like military police) came to the town and captured it for the nacionales. No more figthing happen and it stayed in nacional hand troufth all of the war. His father and 2 uncles when to war. All survive, and one was in a republican concentration camp

La representación es mala, al principio de la guerra fue del sur hacia el norte pasando por Extremadura y parte de Andalucía con el objetivo de llegar a Madrid pero acabaron llegando a Toledo. También el desembarco a las islas de mallorca que ni siquiera esta. Por ultimo el final de la guerra, los republicano se rindieron en el 27 de marzo cuando los sublevados aun no habían conquistado ni castilla la nueva ni la comunidad valenciana.

I'm spanish and watching this hurted so much. So many dead people. So many kids forced to fight. It's absurd. The worst thing, we learnt NOTHING from all those dead. We are still divided like we were in the past. No politician has come to unite Spain, they always want us divided to create hate and gain more votes. Fuck all of them, Spain doesn't deserve this. I just dream for a better tomorrow on my country, because I love it so much, yet it's so hard to not leave the country for a better place in Europe.

The Italians really helped out Franco's Forces. The were at the Assault Forefront when big maneuvers happened, and one of the many reasons Italy performed less in WW2 was because italy was bankrupt from supporting and supplying Nationalist Spain, and needed a lot more time to refurbish the Nation's Economy and Army.

Cool video! As I’m Spanish I need to express how funny/unfortunate the choice of colours is from my perspective. To represent the side of Nationals you could find better than red. 😅

*Impresionante demostración de tactica militar para ir colapsando gradualmente la defensa republicana (apoyadas por Rusia) por parte de las falanges del bando nacional apoyadas por italia y Alemania.* Según se fue igualmente importante la actuación del banco central del bando nacional con sede en "Burgos" que permitó defender la moneda del norte que no perdió valor, en tanto que la moneda del banco central con sede en Madrid se devaluaba rapidamente porque los republicanos emitian moneda (como si fueran argentinos) al grado que terminaron pagando con reservas de oro las armas a los rusos (que ya no querian pesetas) vaciando las bovedas que contenian las mayores reservas del mundo en la epoca.

Colours are inverted, because in the right side were Socialist and comunist must go on red, and the enemies at the left were the "blue army" (el ejército azul). And it's missing the help of Stalin to the comunists... But rest of things are correct.

But I thought the 50/50 split in land control happens on day 1 of the Spanish Civil War. It says so in hoi4!

Franco achieved the rank of General at 25 one of the youngest generals in history like Napoleon.

They held the north for a few months eh? War seems to have been static for quite long periods. Hahah Would be cool if it was a period accurate map (with roadways, cities etc) as you can't forget how insanely much the world has built up the last 75 years. Like, easily doubled in size of settled areas, density etc.

Wow thanks for doing my idea

Imagine being the Portugese during this war. A bloody Civil War is happening literally just next door and there's nothing you can do but just wait it out and hope it doesn't spill over to Portugese land on accident (misfired rocket for example).

No soy de españa pero tiene bastante potencial e historia increible y no se tiene que derrumbar nunca, VIVA ESPAÑA

I always thought the Spanish Civil War had a strong claim to be considered a part of WW2, if not indeed the *outbreak* of WW2 in Europe. Plainly it's thematically very similar- you have formal Soviet support making common cause with informal Western support backing up one proxy, and Italy and Germany backing up the other. Then there's the timing- the time between the end of the Spanish Civil War and the invasion of Poland was 5 months, and the time between the end of *that* and the invasion of France was 7 months... all seems part of a continuum to me. Same with the Sino-Japanese element of the War before 1939. I've never really understood treating this war as being a *separate* war until the involvement of the West, and then a part of wider WW2. I do sometimes wonder if it's not just Anglophone hubris that leads us to overlook these events.. on the basis that we weren't directly involved. Maybe that's going too far, but still...

The interesting thing is how a front line can remain stable and then suddenly impode

Mapping gets better everyday

Viva España!!

Bro what are these divisions speed in the south armour + cavalry in the north for the mountains

Love Spain and the Spanish people, just here because I finished reading George Orwell’s ‘Homeage to Catalonia’ which followed his time as a militiaman on the frontline during this period.

Very good recreation with few minor failures,our Civil War was a proxy war between the future Axis and Soviet Union,my Grand was one of the few Spaniards that spoke fluently english and was on charge of Lincoln Brigade prisoners after Jarama campaign,that was a carnage and many Northamericans brits and Canadians die there..my Grand(rank Captain) always manage to obtain food and some medicines to the prisoners,some of them very young and always astonished by the fact my Grand was almost bilingual,it seems such mastering of Shakespeare language was very strange at 30's in Spain..but my Grand knew well U.S because he worked and lived there some years in the 20's,in a city named Lawrence,Kansas. Some of the U.S prisoners befriend him and some years after war he still was receiving letters from some of them.

Truly bloody war. Happy Spain is having some better times now.

Hey bro pls make a video of the napoleonic wars

In truth, the last thing was the taking of the capital, Madrid. Good job, I didn't know it was static for so long.

I played hoi4 so much that I needed this video to remeber how war really was going 😅

Have you done a video of Japan invasion of China before and during WW2? If not I would love to see that.

Gracias

A million and more lives lost, even more ruined, a generation lost, a tragedy we should never forget

😓😭😭We are repeating history. my grandparents died in this war

Crazy how at the end of the war is when is the bloodiest for the losing part

"En la España que forjamos no habrá un hogar sin lumbre ni una familia sin pan."

The greatest battle of the war doesn't appear in this good map. What a shame!

I don't know how they were informed to make this video, but I am Spanish and I can assure you that the total casualties were 500,000 to 600,000.

Could you do one about the battle of Malaya and Singapore? The british really took a beating there during WW2.

What do the climbing numbers represent? The ones on the left are casualties as labeled but what are the centre ones?

A very casual war

The Spanish civil war finished in Alicante city... was very hard that day

Didn't know Mussolini could speak German. Strong accent but understandable

since 1938 summer (Battle of the river Ebro) casualties explode

Which one? Because the 1936-1939 was was the *SIXTH* Spanish Civil War!!!!!

From a global empire to a fractured peninsula

Epico

Do one for the Greek Civil War please

If the Republic won the war. I couldn't imagined how communist Spain will interact with USSR in the cold war after WW2 ended

as a spanish, this is very accurate and low-key mythical with the speeches given during the war. I'm proud of my country's history, as we have a very old and rich one

Can you please do Black September?

What app are you drawing in?

After the ww2 the proxy war between ussr and the west moved to Greece as a civil war

It should be noted that the coup d'état of July 1936 against the Second Spanish Republic began in Melilla on July 17, 1936 and from there spread to the Spanish Protectorate of Morocco and the Canary Islands, both territories also remaining in the Franco zone. The air bridge between the Protectorate and the provinces of Cádiz and Seville was key to transferring the colonial troops from Morocco to the Peninsula to march to Madrid.

What happened at the final days of the republic. I saw some units retreating and disappeared. Were they destroyed or just routed and surrendered? Or did they go into hiding knowing the war is lost?