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Haggling for Colonies: Hitler Meets Franco (October 23, 1940)
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After the Fall of France in June 1940, Adolf Hitler traveled to Hendaye, a city on the border of Spain and the fallen French state, to meet with Francisco Franco, the Spanish fascist dictator.
While Hitler and the Nazi regime had helped Franco come to power and win the Spanish Civil War in 1936, relations between the two men and their governments had been strained.
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When the war broke out, Spain declared its neutrality. After France’s defeat, Hitler hoped to persuade Franco to aid in an offensive against Britain. Spain’s proximity to Africa also provided an excellent point of entry into Britain’s colonial world.
While this image depicting Hitler’s arrival and initial meeting with Franco appears warm, the meeting was not successful. The two fascist dictators sparred for seven hours over what was to be done with France’s former colonies and Britain’s territories in places like Gibraltar, a small s