World War II in the Basque Country Spain, Donostia became a tranquil retreat for German army officers. During wartime, many in France supported the Nazi regime and its persecution of Jews, communists, and foreigners. Others resisted, but were deeply divided. In the French Basque Country, the bulk of the Basques showed an allegiance to the Vichy regime. Petain showed a sympathy towards traditional and regional features, which provided fertile grounds to re-launch a Regionalist movement represented by the "Eskualerristes" and the journal "Aitzina" ('forward') magazine, some of whose members defended an overt separatist approach. Jean Ybarnegaray became Minister in a cabinet of Marshall Petain up to 1940.
Connie in the Country be confused with Johnny Cash's 1955 hit of the same name) became a major hit on "Billboard Magazine"'s Hot Country Songs chart, reaching #20, becoming Smith's first single to peak outside of the country Top 10. Connie in the Country Connie in the Country is the seventh studio album recorded by American country artist, Connie Smith. The recording was released in February 1967 as a budget album on RCA Camden Records and was produced by Bob Ferguson. "Connie in the Country" contained ten tracks. The album was a showcase of unreleased material Smith has recorded in the RCA studios between