When Nazi Germany invaded Belgium in May 1940, Lehendakari José Antonio Agirre was trapped in occupied territory while trying to return to Paris, where he had established the headquarters of the Basque Government in exile after the Civil War. However, the advance of German troops was already unstoppable. Pursued by the Gestapo and Francoist agents, Agirre spent days fleeing among thousands of refugees forced to abandon their homes in dire condit…
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When Nazi Germany invaded Belgium in May 1940, Lehendakari José Antonio Agirre was trapped in occupied territory while trying to return to Paris, where he had established the headquarters of the Basque Government in exile after the Civil War. However, the advance of German troops was already unstoppable. Pursued by the Gestapo and Francoist agents, Agirre spent days fleeing among thousands of refugees forced to abandon their homes in dire condit…