Sociedad Hispano-Marroquí de Transportes

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Carranza y Berndhart, S.L.
Sociedad Hispano-Marroquí de Transportes, S.L.
Company typeSociedad Limitada
IndustryLogistics
FoundedTétouan, Spanish Morocco (July 31, 1936 (1936-07-31))
FounderFernando Carranza
Johannes Bernhardt
Defunct1945
Headquarters,
Total equity200,000 pts

Carranza y Berndhart, S.L., better known by its trading name Sociedad Hispano-Marroquí de Transportes (HISMA) ("Spanish-Moroccan Transport Company"), was a Spanish-German dummy company set up by Nazi Party, through the German businessman Johannes Franz Bernhardt, to supply the National faction with arms during the course of the Spanish Civil War.[1][2]

The company was constituted on 31 July 1936 in the city of Tétouan, capital of the Spanish protectorate of Morocco, with an initial investment of 200,000 pesetas.[3]

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  1. ^ Salvadó, Francisco J. Romero (14 March 2013). Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Civil War. Scarecrow Press. p. 79. ISBN 9780810880092.
  2. ^ Barnes, James J.; Barnes, Patience P. (2010). Nazis in Pre-War London, 1930-1939: The Fate and Role of German Party Members and British Sympathizers. Sussex Academic Press. p. 142. ISBN 9781845190545.
  3. ^ "Johan or Johannes Franz Bernhardt - CIA" (PDF). cia.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 23, 2017.