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Originally posted by Andreas Seidel:
An interesting idea just struck me, namely that maybe Spain and Turkey may have been a lot more useful to Germany as neutrals than as allies.
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This is a very good point Andreas. Whereas having the port access to the Mediterranean and Atlantic and closing down Gibralter, the price Germany would have paid was unrealistic. Not only supplying Spain with weaponry but also manpower and most of all, it would have extended the Atlantic wall which Germany could not afford. It would have given the Allies more options for invasion. Yes, Spain was more valuable as a Neutral country to Spain. But that did not stop my grandfather from volunteering......
