Foreign Intervention on Spanish Civil War

Background Info

Unstalbe condition, power alterniting between 2 wings

Proxy war between different ideologies

Conflict of ideologies claimed a lot of international attention

intervention of nations for each ideologies

some other nations avoided the intervention

Nationalist support

Right ideologies: Germany, Italy, Portugal

Luftwaffe supported in the early stage

Condor Legion carried tropps from Spanish Morocco to mainland Spain

Also helpe bombing in northern reegions, which was crucial

Italy supported 750 aircrafts, 150 tanks, 75000 troops

Neutral state nations, US and Britain

support to small extent, allowed use of Gibraltar

Therefore: gained large benefit.

Republican support

In contrast, gained samll support from USSR (left)

difference of support gained, so affected the outcome

USSR,

supporting communist movements

sold some weapons to Republican gov.

asked to pay for support/resources, while Nationalists got for free

However, amount of support was much smaller than Nationalists.

Reduced amount of support after 1938, when Reps weakiening

1936: 500 aircraft, 1938: 0 aircraft

International Brigades from nations

supporters of left ideologies, from US, Germany, etc

not trained, did not significantly helped

Therefore, lesser support, difference of support affected the defeat of Republicans.

Other factors

Strength of Nationalist themselves against Reps. were more significant?

Strong leadership

military unified under Franco

Contrast: Reps no leadership

extreme anarachist vs moderate communist May Day internal fight.

Economically stable than Republicans

Controlled areas with rich food production