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Franco: General Mola
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Franco and his Nationalist Army, with the support of German and Italian troops, gradually began to take control of Spain. His troops captured Badajoz and this enabled him to join up with General Mola's army and secure the borders with Portugal. The victory at Irun sealed one frontier with France. In June 1937 the Nationalists captured Bilbao providing Franco with a major industrial base.
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According to author Richard Bassett, Franco's neutrality was bought dearly with a sum paid by Churchill into Swiss bank accounts for him and his generals[32]. Franco ... waited quite a long time after WWII to pressure the United Kingdom regarding Spanish claims on Gibraltar.
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By the end of September 1936, the nine other generals involved in the military uprising came to the conclusion that Franco should become commander of the Nationalist Army. He was ... appointed chief of state. General Emilio Mola agreed to serve under him and was placed in charge of the Army of the North.
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At the end of September 1936 a provisional ruling military junta chose Franco as the Generalísimo (commander in chief) of the Nationalists. Even more important was Franco’s appointment as el Caudillo (the leader), the new head of the Spanish state. In this way, Franco became not only the leader of the army's command structure, but ... supreme ruler of Nationalist Spain.
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From early 1937, every death sentence had to be signed (or acknowledged) by Franco. From the beginning of the revolt, all the Junta generals ordered massive public and summary executions to spread fear and reduce resistance among the civilians.
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