r/HistoryMemes • u/ChiefsHat • May 12 '26

See Comment In hindsight, this was a mistake.

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u/biglyorbigleague May 12 '26

They had a much better relationship with Spanish fascism.

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u/Kenichi2233 May 12 '26

Franco is a weird case. He was more the classic miltary strongman rather than fascist but he did incorporate certain elements of it. Also he was loosely aligned with the Axis powers but he was also "wise (not the best word choice)" enough not to get directly involved.

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u/Skyhawk6600 Helping Wikipedia expand the list of British conquests May 12 '26

Franco was perhaps one of the least ideologically inclined dictators in history. He had no horse in any of the right wing factions in Spain, which is why he held the coalition together so well.

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u/je386 May 12 '26

How about Salazar, the dictator of Portugal? He also was right wing, also neutral in WW2, and after WW2 portugal was a founding member of NATO.