During the Spanish Civil War he was one of only three members of the Spanish royal family who supported Franco, by serving in the Condor Legion, the German volunteer unit that was sent by Hitler to repel Communism in Spain.
He was President (1962-1966) of Real Club de la Puerta de Hierro, a private country club based in Madrid, which President Gerald Ford referred to as "the club of kings and the king of clubs."
During the Spanish Civil War he was one of only three members of the Spanish royal family who supported Franco, by serving in the Condor Legion, the German volunteer unit that was sent by Hitler to repel Communism in Spain.
He was President (1962-1966) of Real Club de la Puerta de Hierro, a private country club based in Madrid, which President Gerald Ford referred to as "the club of kings and the king of clubs."
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