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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Many more Welsh may have battled Franco than was thought, MI5 says

Posted On Wednesday, June 29, 2011 0 comments

THE clipped scrawl of Britain’s spies in files hidden in a corner of the National Archive records the movements of volunteers ready to fight for Spain’s democracy 75 years ago.But behind the simple collection of names – many of them Welsh – and dates lie heroic tales of lives risked to save a fledgling democracy from the fascism sweeping through Europe.And the newly-released secret documents suggest almost twice as many volunteers from all corners...


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