where did Spain stand during world war 2?

Answer 1

Right-Left tensions continued to mount in spite of the 1936 elections, with the destruction of Church property and political assassinations. A coup failed but the bitterly fought Spanish Civil War (1936-39) ensued. Three years later the Nationalist forces, led by General Francisco Franco, emerged victorious with the support of Germany and Italy. The Republican side was supported by the Soviet Union and Mexico, but was crucially left isolated through the British-led policy of Non-Intervention. The Spanish Civil War has been called the first battle of the Second World War. Spanish involvement in the Second World War was in fact a continuation of its civil war. Under Franco Spain was neutral though sympathetic to the Axis.

Answer 2

Definitely Churchill. At a time when the British government and people were willing to surrender,or at least agree a negotiated peace with Hitler, Churchill rallied Britain and continued the fight.For a whole year Britain stood alone, fighting both Italy and Germany.Not until the German invasion of Russia and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour did Britain have any new allies in WW2.Without Churchill's and Britain's determination to fight on, Germany would almost certainly have won the war - even with the best will in the world, a US amphibious invasion of Europe from across the Atlantic would have been impractical,to say the least. Further, Churchill immediately offered aid to USSR following the German invasion of Russia, sending weapons and war materiel;he also convinced Roosevelt to do the same once USA joined the war.This aid probably saved the Russians from defeat in 1942,again preventing a German victory in WW2. Finally, the idea of the conference meetings between the Allied leaders at Casablanca,Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam was Churchill's, not only to co-ordinate a global Allied strategy, but to help engender trust and cooperation between the Allies while they were fighting a common enemy. So, overall, by keeping Britain in the war as the only country fighting the Germans for a whole year,from the Summer of 1940 to the Summer of 1941, Churchill prevented a German victory in WW2.This makes him the most important leader of WW2, on any side and in any country.

Answer 3

It has nothing to do with the Spanish Civil war.

Hitler indeed won the Spanish civil war by sending the Luftwaffe to Spain to test out all of the newly developed weapons and to defeat the Republicans,(Franco´s opponents).
Franco declared his country neutral, under the orders of Adolph Hitler, only because Hitler was smart enough to know that if he did not have Spain perceived as a neutral country the allies would much more easily cross from Morocco to Spain then up into France. Hitler needed the diversion of the Italian peninsula to insulate him from the allies inevitable advance.

I know for a fact however that the Nazi SS had offices all over Spain throughout WWII.

Please people Wikipedia has nothing to do with fact, it is largely opinions.

Answer 4

Spains fascistleader Franco had gooten support from Hitler in Spains civil war (fascists versus communists, which the fascicst ultimately won).Nevertheless, Spaindeclared itself neutral at the outbreak of WWII and kept that policy.Spain was not involved in the war itself, though showing sympathy for Hitler.This policy allowed Franco, although fascist, to remain in charge long after WWII.

Answer 5

Spain had finished her civil war of 1936 and was Neutral for this one.

Answer 6

They were officially neutral but they did send a division of volunteers to fight for Germany in Russia.

Answer 7

They had their own war going on. Read, "For whom the bell tolls" Hemmingway. And they were sympathic with Hitler. Do not know where they stand today with the terrorist situation

Answer 8

They were neutral while dealing with their own civil war.

Answer 9

In the sidelines.

Answer 10

Just above Portugal.

On the side of the Brits