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Why did Hitler and Mussolini support General Francisco Franco during the Spainsh Civil War?
I presume testing blitzkrieg tactics, military strength, and political power were some superficial reasons, but why was Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy supporting Franco?
7 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Franco was a Fascist as well. He gladly accepted Hitler's and Mussolini's help to allow him to get to power.
- 5 years ago
Benito Mussolini. Ponti was an Italian film director. Hitler was the fascist leader of Germany. Franco was the fascist leader of Spain. And I have to laugh at the person that said Adolph/Adolf Hitler was spelled incorrectly and then got Mussolini's spelling wrong.
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
they were hoping that by doing so thery would allow the spanish to weaken America. Thaere conquest was hoping to spread past Europe over the world, and that includes us. They knew the Mexican's wouldn't win, they were just hoping to distract us, and weakem us.
- Kirk SLv 51 decade ago
Franco was strongly anti-communist. Hitler didn't want communist states to his east and west.
