Reaction To German Involvement
Various sympathetic writers participated in condemning the scarcely concealed interference by Germany and Italy. An example was Heinrich Mann, who appealed from exile in France with the slogan "German soldiers! A rogue sends you to Spain!" in response to the Legion's involvement.
Other states tacitly approved the fight of the German Legion against the Soviet-supplied Spanish Republican side.
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