Operation Felix: Hitler’s plan to capture Gibraltar
How the rocky relationship between Franco and Hitler prevented the Axis from taking the Rock.
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Spain’s blockade of Gibraltar
With the end of Britain’s EU Withdrawal Agreement imminent, the future of Gibraltar’s border with Spain is uncertain, adding a new chapter to the turbulent 300 year history of the frontier.
Read moreFrontline Gibraltar: The Evacuation of the Rock
Gibraltar is a thriving British Overseas Territory, situated at the gateway to the Mediterranean. The local population are a multicultural blend of Maltese, British, Moroccan, Genoese, Jewish and Spanish cultures, and speak a distinctive dialect known as Llanito. Gibraltarians enjoy some of the lowest unemployment figures in the world, with infrastructure supported by bunkering and an booming online gambling industry.
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