Spanish Civil War Research Paper

There were many countries who played a key role in the Spanish Civil War who also fought against and with each other in World War II; such as Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union. While most countries stayed true to the agreement; Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union all intervened in the conflict. The most important figure in the Spanish Civil war was Hitler, he used this time to help out another fascist power as well as test out tactics that he would later use in World War II. "... Nazi involvement in the Spanish Civil War. German support to the rebel generals came about as a result of a deliberate decision by Hitler, who saw aid to Franco as serving essential foreign policy interests of the Third Reich." Hitler knew that such aide to his …show more content…
"The Nazis invaded western Poland after an aerial blitzkrieg by former Condor Legion chief of staff..." Hitler and Nazi Germany’s ability to test drive and train troops in real life conflicts paved huge dividends in World War II, as the army was better equipped and well trained. "Condor Legion veterans would also train many of the bomber crews who later took part in the Blitzkrieg against Poland.” This proves that fact that the ability to see how and what ways the blitzkrieg was beneficial allowed the German army to gain the upper hand quickly in war. “Resupplying resumed on 18 June 1940 in the dramatically altered circumstances of the fall of France and continued for the next 18 months…” Although fascist Spain was un able to enter World War II to aide its fellow fascist power, it was a key role in keeping German ships and planes fully fueled as well as other Axis powers. “Already in 1936 Hitler had called into existence the Rome-Berlin Axis, an anti-communist alliance which shortly embraced Japan, Italy, Spain, and Hungary.” Spain even though they did not fight directly in World War II they played a key role in the alliance by allowing these countries to use their ports and re supply their