On this day, 86 years ago, March 28, 1939 (February 8, 1939 in the lunar calendar), the Spanish Civil War ended. On March 28, 1939, Franco's army passed through the barricades and took control of Madrid. More than 400,000 Republican Army surrendered in some cities one after another. From then on, the 32-month-long Spanish Civil War ended. On January 15, 1936, the Spanish People's Front, the Spanish people's united front organization for democracy and against fascism, was established; on February 16 of the same year, in the parliamentary election, the Spanish People's Front won and established a coalition government. In July 1936, the fascist party led by Franco launched an armed rebellion. Germany and Italy sent large numbers of troops into Spain to support the rebels. The Spanish people rose up and received material support from the Soviet Union, the United States, France and other countries. As some countries that originally supported the coalition government remained neutral and later recognized Franco's regime, the coalition government was in danger. In the end, Franco's regime, with the support of Hitler and others, took control of Spain, and its civil war ended. More than half a million people died in the civil war. Republicans retreated abroad