Romanian Eagle

The latest website: "Before the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, the generals of the National Army had contact with the German and Italian ambassadors, and we also have reason to believe that if it were not for the secret support of the two countries, the Spanish military could not have launched a civil war. And the outbreak of the civil war After that, the National Army immediately received military assistance from Germany and Italy.

In the first few days, German and Italian planes moved more than 14,000 soldiers and large quantities of military supplies from Morocco to the peninsula. And after our estimation, if it weren't for the early help of Germany and Italy, the National Army would probably have failed under the suppression of the Madrid government. Because the Spanish Navy is still in the hands of the government. "

In the conference room, intelligence chief Hol Monkman personally introduced to all the senior military and political officials present, the role of Germany and Italy in the Spanish Civil War.

Of course, there is a reason for Romania to spend so much energy studying the situation in Spain. The National Army asked Romania for help.

This may be because the National Army felt that Romania, as the front line of the anti-Soviet Union, must be very interested in fighting communism. Although the National Army has received strong support from Germany and Italy, who would think that there is little support? In line with the idea of ​​​​strengthening one point and one point, it is very understandable for Spain to ask Romania for help.

In the face of Spain's request for help, both the military and the government are very interested. Not to mention Spain's rich resources, its geographical location is worthy of Romania's efforts.

So after Holmonkman finished speaking, looking at the senior military and political officials who were eager to try, Eder knew that Romania would definitely participate in this Spanish civil war.

So he pointed to Freyte's name and asked. "Admiral Freiette, what is the attitude of your military?"

Facing Edel's question, Fleet, who had already made up his mind, said. "Your Majesty, our military believes that Spain's preparation for war is our opportunity. In the face of the obviously left-leaning Spanish government, the Spanish military forces headed by General Sanjujo are obviously more able to become our allies. Therefore, this is not conducive to the expansion of our Romanian government. In terms of influence in the Mediterranean and southern Europe, this is a great opportunity. I think we should support the forces of the National Army in this civil war.”

The decision that the military has made, Eder asked the government again. "And what about the government's opinion?"

Prime Minister Mihalakah, the head of government, also voted in favor.

"We believe that it is possible to secretly support Spain, which will not only increase our country's influence, but also benefit economically."

Obviously, His Excellency the Prime Minister has the intention of taking advantage of the fire.

Since both parties have no opinion,

So the debate about which side Romania supports is over. In fact, the aid to the rebel forces goes far beyond Germany and Italy; British firms supply the National Army with oil and planes, Franco gets arms and ammunition from the British military base in Gibraltar, and the French "Renault Company" secretly sells planes and planes to the National Army. More than 75% of the oil needed by the National Army is supplied by American oil companies.

Now that it has been decided to give support to the National Army, the issue of aid cannot but be mentioned, and Edel continued to ask. "How is your military going to help the National Army?"

It was obvious that Freiette, who had been prepared, spoke up. "Your Majesty, we intend to provide Spain with the weapons and equipment they need most. It mainly consists of rifles, artillery, tanks, aircraft and other equipment. In order to help the training of the National Army, we intend to send a military advisory group to help it improve its combat level. In addition, the Navy will also send a task force headed by the Mircea-class battleship and the heavy cruiser USS Brebisa to ensure the safety of navigation in the region."

It is obvious that Fareit's words came after internal discussions among the three armies, otherwise why would Fareit make decisions for the Navy.

Now that the military has decided to secretly send a military advisory group, Eder is a little curious about the candidate for the head of the advisory group this time.

"Who are you planning to lead this time?"

"After our discussion, Lieutenant General Hoffman is the best choice for this team leader."

Edel was a little alarmed by Fereit's words, because the selection of the head of the advisory group was very important, which did not mean the importance of the support and the size of the scale.

"Then how large are you planning to send the advisory group this time?"

Sure enough, with Edel's inquiry, Feleit gave the answer. "We will send an advisory group composed of more than 8,000 people, mainly the air force, air defense force, and mechanized force."

Obviously, such a large-scale advisory group is not just advisors. It is obvious that the military intends to participate in this civil war shirtless.

In fact, the size of the Romanian advisory group has surpassed that of the German Condor Legion. The number of the world-famous Condor Legion in the Spanish Civil War has never exceeded 7,000. It's just that Germany has a very high replacement rate because it has to test the performance of equipment and train troops. Throughout the Spanish War, the replacement rate of the Condor Legion reached 50,000 people.

In fact, the help of the Condor Legion to the National Army is far less important than that from Italy. In order to help the National Army, in early 1937, Italy dispatched an intervention force composed of black shirts, military experts, and regular troops. The number of more than 50,000 people was organized into 4 divisions to help the National Army fight.

This also has a lot to do with Spain's position, because Spain and Italy are on the left and right of France, much like the German environment before World War I. Its land and sea can be threatened by both sides, which is also the experience that Italy has learned from the Franco-Russian alliance in World War I.

Moreover, Spain's domestic tungsten, mercury, iron ore and agricultural products are urgently needed by Italy. At present, half of the demand for iron ore in the Italian steel industry's raw materials comes from Spain.

Therefore, helping Spain is very important to Italy, and in order to bring the National Army he supported to power, Mussolini naturally wanted to ensure that it seized power in Spain.

After Romania decided to intervene in the Spanish Civil War, it immediately held secret discussions with the National Army. During this period, however, the plane crash of General Jose Sanjuho had some impact on the negotiations.

As a leader after the outbreak of the civil war, he was in Lisbon to join the National Army, but the plane he took was overloaded. The original reason was that he and his entourage insisted on bringing into Madrid with the general's dress, causing it to crash on takeoff.

There are also rumors that he, like Emilio Mora, the second figure in the National Army, was assassinated by Franco to prevent his political opponents, but there is no relevant evidence.

During this period of time, the chaos of the National Army also affected the negotiations, but fortunately, Franco, who initially took control of the National Army, attached great importance to Romania's assistance, and the subsequent negotiations proceeded very quickly.

In the end, Spain obtained weapons and equipment worth 150 million lei from Romania on the basis of future customs taxes. At the same time, the Romanian advisory group, led by General Hoffman, also set off for Spain.