Articles tagged with: Second World War

06 June 2019 11:44 AM

The Catalan spy Joan Pujol i Garcia, known as 'Garbo'

The Catalan who made D-Day possible

75 years ago the Normandy landings turned the tide of World War II thanks to the efforts of a Barcelona-born spy who the British knew as 'Garbo'

Culture

14 April 2019 12:09 PM

A statue dedicated to Neus Català in one of the squares of her home town, Els Guiamets (by ACN)

Neus Català was an ‘extraordinary woman,’ mourns Catalan president

The Catalan Women’s Institute grieves the death of the death of the concentration camp survivor who spent years fighting for recognition of women refugees and in the resistance

Society

13 April 2019 09:39 PM

Neus Català, Catalan survivor of the Ravensbrück concentration camp in 2010 (by ACNl)

Neus Català, last Catalan Ravensbrück survivor, dies aged 103

The antifascist fighter who lived through the Nazi concentration camp was given the highest awards from Barcelona and the Catalan government

Society

16 October 2018 06:54 PM

A visitor at the Charlotte Salomon 'Life? Or Theater?' exhibit in Barcelona on October 16 2018 (by Pau Cortina)

Charlotte Salomon exhibit arrives in Barcelona

The collection showcases hundreds of famous works by the deceased artist at the Monestir de Pedralbes

Culture

08 May 2018 07:54 PM

Parliament speaker Roger Torrent during the commemoration for the 73rd anniversary of WWII on May 8 2018 (by Núria Julià)

Speaker calls for defense of ‘rights and freedoms’ at WWII commemoration

Parliament president expresses "concerns" about ideas today reminiscent of Nazism at event honoring Catalan volunteers who died in the global conflict

Society