why didn't nationalist Spain join the axis during world war 2?

>>1717019
Because they were film-flammy in 1940 which was the only year that the Axis actually looked likely to win.

By 1941 it was clear that if they joined in the side of the Axis they'd just get their shit kicked in too. Besides they were still recovering from the Civil War

>>1717019
They just got over a giant fuckhuge civil war.

Also, there was no real gains to hope for, because they had just fought a hard earned victory to hold on to their tiny fucking colony.

Hitler couldn't stand Franco.

>>1717019
war fatigue

>>1717019
Franco wasn't a Facist in any way.

>>1717019
Self-preservation

>>1717019
>Spain
>competent
It helped the axis that they didn't

>>1717042
Then why did Hitler even bother helping Franco in his civil war?

>>1717163
What, and have to deal with a comintern Spain launching raids on vichy territory from the Pyrenees?

>>1717019
they had almost nothing to eat

>>1717019
Spain knew they would have got their shit pushed in. If it was 1945 and the germans were still on the path to victory maybe they would have. Plus spain was a poor country with a military even less worthy than italy. If they would have joined it would have just cost germany divisions it didnt have to back up spain when the anglos came knocking

>>1717163

They didn't have a face to face meeting until the SCW was done

Mussolini liked Franco on a personal level and Mussolini vouched for Franco

>>1717019

Because they were still recovering from the civil war, and wanted no part of the hatchet fight going on. They'd have about 2 days before British agents all over would be arming defeated Republicans, Anarchists, and everyone else that didn't like Franco, as well as moving in directly.