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Nov 16, 2019
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chilango
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Agree, it wasn’t because of ideology. Spain was reliant on US imports, plus the
British (via MI6) bribed Spanish leaders to stay out of the war, so Franco and his cronies wisely stayed on the sidelines.
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POLL: Besides Germany and Japan, which country on the Axis side had the most impressive performance militarily in World War II?
chilango
11/16/19 8:49am
Finland did a great job holding off Russia, particularly during the Winter War.
eddog
11/16/19 8:51am
Italy was such a weak nation they couldn’t handle anyone who fought
DKN
11/16/19 8:53am
Mussolini entered the war prematurely.
eddog
11/16/19 8:58am
Finland for sure. Italy should have been third but the leadership was weak.
mrphotogenic
11/16/19 9:00am
Can we count all the impressed Poles, Czechs, Ukrainians and other Easter Europeans that fought with the Nazis?
2FarGone
11/16/19 9:06am
No Spain???
mobomanjoe
11/16/19 9:10am
Depends on who you ask. Franco was not a nice guy.
eddog
11/16/19 9:17am
Spain was also a major haven for Jews and other refugees fleeing the Nazis
chilango
11/16/19 9:47am
Franco refused, but it wasn't for ideological reasons.
eddog
11/16/19 9:56am
Agree, it wasn’t because of ideology. Spain was reliant on US imports, plus the
chilango
11/16/19 10:03am
Mexico. Nothing gained nor lost during and afterward they invade w/o resistance.
cdr88
11/16/19 10:02am
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