Table of Data Points
1943-04-30 | Operation Mincemeat | The RN submarine Seraph deposits a corpse containing misleading documents that helped to convince the German high command that the Allies planned to invade Greece and Sardinia in 1943 instead of Sicily, the actual objective. | Read about 'Operation Mincemeat' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation Mincemeat' | ||
1940-12-08 | Spain Neutral | Franco rules out Spanish entry into the war; the immediate result is that Hitler is forced to cancel an attack on Gibraltar. | Read about 'Spain Neutral' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Spain Neutral' | ||
1940-12-08 | Gibralter Safe | Hitler is forced to cancel plans for an attack on Gibraltar when Franco declares that Spain will remain a neutral power in the Second World War. | Read about 'Gibralter Safe' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Gibralter Safe' | ||
1940-10-23 | Hitler meets Franco | Hitler meets Franco hoping to bring Spain into the war on the Axis side. Spain remains pro Axis, but neutral country for the remainder of the war. | Read about 'Hitler meets Franco' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Hitler meets Franco' | ||
1936-07-17 | 1939-04-01 | Spanish Civil War | The Spanish Civil war becomes a test case for modern warfare motivated by extreme left/right ideology. | Read about 'Spanish Civil War' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Spanish Civil War' |
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