At that time, the code word was "Clear skies all over Spain, Wan Li".

The war broke out in July, 1936. /kloc-in July of 0/7, the Spanish fascists broadcast a code word on Radio Ceuta, Morocco, Spain: "All Spain has a clear sky and Wan Li." This is the agreed signal to start the rebellion. Spanish troops stationed in Melilla, western Morocco, first launched a rebellion. The next day, Francisco Franco, commander of the Moroccan colonial army, flew to the Moroccan German regiment to command the rebels. Rebellion spread in major cities in Spain. At this time, 80% of the officers and men of the US Army were controlled by the rebels. With the support of Germany and Italy, the new republic was finally overthrown and the history of Spain and Europe was rewritten.