What war was going on in Pan's Labyrinth?!

Question: I've watched this movie 5 or 6 times and not sure if I am missing it or not but what war was this and was the villian based off a non-fiction char.?

Thanks!

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Answers: I've watched this movie 5 or 6 times and not sure if I am missing it or not but what war was this and was the villian based off a non-fiction char.?

Thanks!

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Spanish Civil War. It happened in the 1930's and got nasty when Hitler's Germany lent support to the facist. The Luftwaft trained a lot of pilots there and learned what tactics would work with the newer aircraft.

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Spanish Civil War

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The Spanish Civil War

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Civil war in spain

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It takes place during the Spanish Civil War in 1944. I'm not sure if the character you're referring to was fictional or real, but I wouldn't doubt it if it was.

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