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Who handed Lluís Companys over to the Spanish State of Francisco Franco?

  • The CIA

  • The Gestapo

  • Mossad

  • MI6

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The Gestapo, the Nazi secret police, played a pivotal role in the betrayal and subsequent handover of Lluís Companys, the president of Catalonia during the Spanish Civil War, to the Spanish State of Francisco Franco. The Gestapo's involvement was a critical element in ensuring Companys' capture after he had sought refuge in France following the defeat of the Republican forces in the civil war.
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