The Spanish Civil War - pg. 135

General Goriev, the man said by many to be the
real commander in Madrid, was also established
in the ministry. One of his officers, Colonel
Voronov, controlled the artillery, although few
batteries had any shells because of incompetence at
the ministry of war. He and his Spanish counterpart
established their observation post at the top of the
Telefonica, a building which later attracted more
Nationalist artillery fire than any other. Ironically,
this skyscraper belonging to ITT became the symbol
of left-wing resistance during the course of the battle.
Downstairs its chairman, Sosthenes Benn, entertained
journalists with brandy while awaiting their arrival of
General Franco. And according to Hitler's interpreter,
Paul Schmidt, he had prepared a banquet to greet the
conquerors.