Louder Than Words

Last week Francisco Franco reorganized his military bureaucracy. Appointed chief of Spain's military cabinet was General Agustin Munoz Grande, who served as liaison officer with the German Condor Legion in the civil war, proudly wears an Iron Cross bestowed by Hitler. Politically, he is a fanatical Falangist, no friend of the Allies, who are now buttering up Fascist Franco (TIME, March 8).

Militarily, he is efficient and capable, and he was probably the best man in Spain for the cabinet job. His most recent training in modern warfare was in Russia, where he commanded the Spanish Blues, who fought as the 250th Wehrmacht Division on the Lake Ilmen sector.* There he declared: "We only wish that among the silent graves on the Russian fields are also Spanish graves." His wish has been fulfilled by at least 7,000 Spaniards.

-The Berlin radio last week reported that Spaniards are still being recruited for Russian service.

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