Spanish Nationalists

State · 1936–1938 CE · at its largest around 1938 CE

The rebel faction in the Spanish Civil War, led by generals including Francisco Franco and backed by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. Their victory over the Republic in 1939 established Franco's dictatorship.

On its lands while it lasted

Spanish Civil War (1936–1939 CE): A war between the Republican government and Nationalist rebels led by Francisco Franco, supported by Germany and Italy. Franco's victory in 1939 began a dictatorship that lasted until 1975.
Bombing of Guernica (1937 CE): German and Italian aircraft supporting Franco bombed the Basque town of Guernica in April 1937, one of the first aerial attacks on a civilian population.