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The WW2 Podcast

135 - Spaniards in the British Army

The WW2 Podcast

Angus Wallace

Society & Culture, History

4.61.6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2021

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

In previous episodes we've touched upon the Spanish civil war, when the war came to an end there was a large number of displaced Spanish living in France and to a less extent other Europe countries. With the second world war looming, the French began to recruit these displaced men into their armed forces.

When France fell in 1940 a sizeable number found themselves in Britain, where they were recruited in to the British Army. But they weren't just in Britain, in North Africa and the Middle East spaniards signed up to fight with the British.

In this episode I'm joined by military historian and hispanist Sean Scullion to explore who these men were and their stories.

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Hello and welcome to another episode of the World War II podcast I'm Angus Wallace

0:36.6

we've touched upon the Spanish Civil War in previous episodes when the war came to an end

0:42.4

there was a large number of displaced Spanish Republicans

0:45.9

living in France and to a lesser extent other European countries.

0:51.0

With war looming, the French began to recruit these displaced men into their armed forces,

0:56.0

and when France fell in 1940, a sizable number found themselves in Britain,

1:01.0

where they were recruited into the British Army.

1:05.0

But they weren't just in Britain.

1:07.0

In North Africa and the Middle East, Spaniards signed up to fight with the British.

1:11.9

In this episode, I'm joined by a military historian and

1:14.3

hisponist Sean Scullion to explore who these men were and their stories.

1:21.5

Sean thanks for joining me. So does our story start in France and then with the large

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