عنوان المقال عربي
موقف الحكومة الإسبانية من محور روما-برلين خلال الحرب العالمية الثانية
Abstract
When German forces invaded and occupied Poland in September 1939, it was not expected that this operation would turn into a world war at a time when European countries were searching for peace. The crisis was initially a war between two countries to resolve outstanding issues between them after the failure of a diplomatic solution when German leader Adolf Hitler (1933-1945) decided to invade Poland and regain the German lands he was demanding, believing that it would end in a new concession similar to what happened in the occupation of Austria and the Sudetenland region, which was approved for annexation to Germany at the Munich Conference in 1938. However, the conflict developed into a major war with the entry of many countries into its furnace when Britain and France declared war on Germany on September 1, 1939, followed by other countries, perhaps the most prominent of which were fascist Italy and Japan on the side of the Axis, and the Soviet Union and the United States on the side of the Allies, until the number of participating countries reached 61 countries. All of Europe turned into a battlefield except for Switzerland, Sweden and the Iberian Peninsula. Spain and Portugal remained neutral despite the close relations that linked the Spanish leader, General Francisco Franco (1939-1975), with the two Axis states. Spain, which held the keys to accessing the Mediterranean due to its strategic location, remained far from the conflict despite General Franco being a supposed ally of the Axis.
Keywords
The Spanish government's, World War II
Recommended Citation
Al-Ghanimi, Furqan Faisal Jadaan
(2025)
"The Spanish government's position on the Rome-Berlin axis during World War II,"
Uruk for Humanities: Vol. 4:
Iss.
2, Article 2.
Available at:
https://muthuruk.mu.edu.iq/journal/vol4/iss2/2
