At the Potsdam Conference , the question of how to proceed with post-war Spain was one of the first to be dealt with . In this sense , Stalin was , in a certain way , seeking revenge against the Francoist State , due in part to the fact that the State had sent the Blue Division ( fighting with the German armed forces ) to the Soviet Union during World War II
Potsdam Conference
Potsdam Conference
Spanish Question (United Nations)