SPANISH civil war
•A republic is formed after King abdicates in 1931
•Gov’t formed from left wing, communists, socialists, and anarchists (Republicans)
•Right wing opposition to gov’t supported by: Church, army, and Falange (Fascist group) led by General Francisco Franco (Nationalists)
•Germans try out new tactics such as Blitzkrieg and the luftwaffe bombing of cities (Guernica)
-Britain, France declare to be non-interventionist
•USSR even supported a Republican government
•Gov’t formed from left wing, communists, socialists, and anarchists (Republicans)
•Right wing opposition to gov’t supported by: Church, army, and Falange (Fascist group) led by General Francisco Franco (Nationalists)
•Germans try out new tactics such as Blitzkrieg and the luftwaffe bombing of cities (Guernica)
-Britain, France declare to be non-interventionist
•USSR even supported a Republican government
summary
The Spanish Civil War was fought from between the Republicans, who were loyal to the established Spanish republic, and the Nationalists, a rebel group led by General Francisco Franco. During this war Hitler army test out new war techniques.
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