The Italian thesis has it that the first contingents of legionaries, either infantrymen or artillery batteries, were sent in December 1936 as a reply to the formation of the International Brigades on the Republican side, The "Wehrmacht," on the other hand, states clearly that the participation in the conflict of the German army, and part of the navy started as early as August.
Meanwhile, concerning the nine planes mentioned by Count Ciano, six of them fell in French Morocco on July 28, that is six days after the commencement of the rebellion. Diaries found on the members of the crews stated that orders had been given them even before the outbreak of the rebellion in Spain.
Reports from Berlin announce that German public opinion is wondering why, after having been termed for the past three years "dark machinations" and "inventions of irresponsible elements", all information regarding the participation of the German army in the Spanish civil war, the German leaders are today undertaking to glorify such participation,
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