Technically, he was part of the axis, ever heard of the Blue

So India was axis too?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Legion

>>3118600
Indian prisoners =/= volunteers

>>3118600
Soldiers from Indien legion werent conscripts

>>3118579
Ever heard of the meeting at Hendaye? Also, if we're gonna talk about a group of volunteers as implicitly being a nation's stance in a war, then according to that logic, the US, France, and Great Britain were all power players of the Civil War.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meeting_at_Hendaye

Franco was more afraid of Britain than Germany, and he turned out to be totally right.

But yeah, imagine being a Spaniard fighting on the Ostfront.

Thank God they won the civil war, Spain was saved.

>>3119159
Spain has been dead since 1808

>>3119180
I resent that. I agree with you, but I resent that.

>>3119159
You have no idea what you're talking about, Franco's regime stanched the country's progress and was a set back from the few good things that came out of the imperfect Republic -i.e. civil rights and the like

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>>3119100
>France and Britain said that they wouldn't help either side of the civil war

>>3119100
uh, yeah, why?

https://youtu.be/LMi74myYyMA

>>3119107
>he Manolo, pasame el pan ser fau

>>3118579
Technically, Spain was part of the allies, ever heard of La Nueve?

>>3118579
No, a volunteer division does not mean officially joining. Franco was very sympathetic to the axis and Hitler tried convincing him to join and ended up hating him but Spain was neutral and because of the civil war wasn't able to join and be effective.

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>you now remember that scene in Pan's Labyrinth.

>>3120276
He also asked for disproportionate conditions to join.

>>3118633
>forgets that Portugal sent a few thousand as well
>Portugal was Fascist leaning

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estado_Novo_(Portugal)

>>3120276
>Spain was neutral
So, what you are saying is that you don't know shit and let your ass do the talking...

Carry on.

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>>3119107
>imagine being a Spaniard fighting on the Ostfront.

>imagine

>>3120348
They were neutral, they sent a fucking volunteer division and that's all they were never formally in the war

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>>3120369

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All is fun and games until your blueshirt Lieutenant says "Fuck him, Lamela"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFNHQTxasAo&feature=youtu.be&t=226

>>3120330
Yes it was?

>>3120299
considering the fact that Franco's army was severely crippled, who would blame him?

>>3118600

these were rebel forces from india as india was officially an allied power

>>3119789
>Franco's regime stanched the country's progress

>literally responsible for the economic miracle in the 60s

wow, really made me think

>>3119789
Look up the Spanish miracle. Look up the benefits given to workers by the regime. People could leave their doors open.
Regarding civil rights in the republic, they were severely breached, the Red Terror didn't start with the war. There were left wing coups. There was violence by the state itself and violence that the state allowed. Priests, politicians, dissidents were killed. A communist revolution threatened the country.

>>3120719
He either fell for propaganda or is a shill.

>You'll never be part of La División Azul

why live? ;_;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqXgMuVxgvM

I always wonder what Spaniards were thinking in May 1945

>>3120369
>>3120382
What were the Germans complaining about? This looks like fun

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>>3119789
>(((civil rights)))
Not even once you nun rapist

>>3120369
>The russian chick
Kek.My great grandfather did exactly that.He said that Russian chicks were extremelly hot when he fought in Russia and he brought one to Spain.

>>3122410
>gdp as a percentage
Wot

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>>3122418
Sorry, but you're wrong. She's supposed to be the girlfriend (wife??) the little brave soldier is leaving back home.

That's why he wears their original uniform, only used before the División lest Spain. And she is a stereotypical "chica topolino", too.

>>3122424
>great power

AAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

>>3122632
>Blonde
>Big lips
>Big boobs
That is clearly a depiction of a Russian chick

>>3122410
>Spain after the 17th century
>Great Power.

>Suicide rate is "neglegible" but then percentages are given.

>Using the (((Misery Index))) as a parameter.

>Percentaged GDP.

>The "Milagro Español" Taken out of context.

>>3118579
>Dat "illegal immigration" data
Did you forget that by that point in time there was no mass emigration from former colonies or war refugees coming into Europe?

>>3122802
>there was no mass emigration to Europe between 1930-1975

Exaclty my point

>>3122795
>Taken out of context
Great rebuttal there.

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>>3123344
Maybe there wasn't due to a variety of factors, the biggest of which is "during that time there was no colossal war in the Middle East" and "Sub-Saharan Africa still had nifty equipment that however could not reliably reproduce and repair later."

>>3123372
>Country has no industry.
>Ruler insists it's better that way.
>Then ruler loses his capacity to do stuff effectively and delegates what were his prerogatives to his underlings.
>The cronies aren't as idiotic and do try to create an industry, which however shows its full potential only when the ruler dies.
>"Franco made the Spanish Miracle, reeee"

Better now?

>>3122728
Um, no, that's German

>>3123379
I was talking about the 20th century wars, not the arab-muslim "conflicts"