La Cucaracha Spanish Civil War Diary September 1938

- September 1938 -

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Discipline

The Fascists are attacking with their superiority in war material the Republican troops in the Ebro area. The Republican advance there ended when they ran out of ammunition.

The commanders of the Army of the Center, commanding over 500.000 relatively well armed soldiers, are reluctant in mounting own initiatives to bind Fascists troops and attack the Fascists near Madrid (La Pasionara calls them "coward dogs, hiding their snouts in the dirt", without naming them in public).

Prime Minister Negrin surprises the League Of Nations in Geneva with the announcement, that the Spanish Government will retire the foreign volunteers from its army, hoping that the League will mount pressure on Germany and Italy to retire their troops from Spain as well.

The British and French Prime Ministers, Chamberlain and Daladier, sign the Munich agreement, selling out Austria and Czechia to the Fascist Dictators.

01 Sep *A sister of British Prime Minister Chamberlain visits Franco and Fascist occupied Spain

Chamberlain's sister visiting the Spanish Fascists

01 Sep *The government of the Spanish Republic suspends the execution of death penalties

*02 Sep Discriminating laws against Jews in Italy and Germany**
	All Italians of Jewish faith have to leave Italy in between six months. The German citizens of Jewish faith in Germany have to give back their passports to the authorities, new passports are not made.

*03 Sep Counter offensive against the Republican reserve at Gandesa**
	The Fascists under command of General Garcia Valino launch an massive attack on the Republican reserve behind Gandesa.

*09 Sep Secret peace talks stopped**
	Spanish Prime Minister Dr. Negrin and the Franco's ambassador in Britain, the Duke of Alba, break up their secret peace talks without any result.

*16 Sep 15 German planes bomb the port of Barcelona**
	They use a new type of highly destructive bomb and cause damage in the port area as well as two British ships in the port. 31 people die and more than 120 are wounded. Most of the victims are women, one of the bombs hit a market place.

*21 Sep Dr. Negrin announces in the assembly of the League of Nations the pullback of all foreign volunteers in the Spanish army**
	Negrin hopes that the League of Nations will therefore mount pressure on Franco, Mussolini and Hitler to retire their troops from Spain as well. He is confident that without Italian and German soldiers in Franco's aid, the Spanish army will win the civil war.

Dr. Juan Negrin

*30 Sep Munich agreement between Chamberlain and Daladier and the Dictators Hitler and Mussolini**
	Chamberlain believes he gained peace for Britain, in fact allowing Hitler to prepare better for a big European war. Hitler secretly thinks this war will be inevitable and expect its outbreak for the year 1943.

30 Sep *Spanish Cortes meets in Sant Cugat del Valles

The Spanish parliament (the Cortes) meets in Sant Cugat del Valles, Prime Minister Negrin explains his plans about the expulsion of foreign volunteers and soldiers from Spain. He says that he believes in the soon outbreak of an European war, in which France and Britain will have to fight the Fascist dictatorships and therefore help Spain. The end of the blockade would be enough for Spain to win the civil war. So, resistance will be the key and lead, given time, to victory.

Spanish Cortes in Sant Cugat del Valles