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1939 Siege of Madrid ends w/ surrender....
1939 Siege of Madrid ends w/ surrender....
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March 29, 1939
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 29, 1939
* Siege of Madrid, Spain ends (1st report)
* Surrender to Nationalists (Franco)
* Spanish Civil War ending
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "MADRID YIELDS, ENDING WAR; VICTORS ENTER UNRESISTED; REPUBLICAN LEADERS FLEE" with subheads. (see) Much more on page 10 with related map.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 46 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
wikipedia notes: On 28 March 1939, Madrid finally fell to Franco's forces. In spite of Casado's efforts at negotiation, many of the Republican defenders of Madrid were among the up to 200,000 people who were executed or died during imprisonment by Franco's regime between 1939 and 1943.
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