Kraljevina Jugoslavija – Frankov antikomunistički saveznik 1936–1939.
THE KINGDOM OF YUGOSLAVIA – FRANCO’S ANTICOMMUNIST ALLY 1936–1939.

Author(s): Milivoj Bešlin
Subject(s): History, Military history, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), Fascism, Nazism and WW II
Published by: Institut za noviju istoriju Srbije
Keywords: Kingdom of Yugoslavia; Spain; Spanish Civil War; Francisco Franco; anti-communism; Communist Party of Yugoslavia; anti-fascism; nationalism; 1936–1939
Summary/Abstract: The article observes various political actors and analyzes the relationship of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia towards the civil war in Spain (1936–1939). Driven by fear of revolutionary currents and anti-communist tendencies, the Yugoslav government moved from initial neutrality, to a pro-Frankist and anti-republican position. On the other hand, the illegal Communist Party of Yugoslavia organized support for the republicans by sending volunteers. Strictly punishing any form of anti-fascist solidarity, the Yugoslav government used the opportunity to confront its leading political opponent – the communists. The opposing positions were representative of the divisions of Yugoslav society during the 1930s. Looking at the government’s policy towards the Spanish Civil War, the paper shows that the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was Franco’s anti-communist ally.

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