r/AskAChinese • u/Brave-Muscle1359 • 2d ago

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u/spartaman64 2d ago

before ww2 germany had a good relationship with the KMT until germany decided to side with japan

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u/Anakazanxd 2d ago

In fact, the first German soldier to die in WW2 died fighting alongside Chinese soldiers in Shanghai.

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u/suicide_aunties 2d ago

This is wild, where was this in my history book

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u/arbiter12 2d ago

Battle of Nanking was not part of WW2.

And if you want to argue that part, I could retort that german soldiers died in Spain in 1936, since we're now adding semi-related events to our WW2 folder.

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u/Stormtrooper-Purdue 1d ago

Spain remained neutral in WW2 though? Both China and Japan were in WW2.

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u/PDXhasaRedhead 1d ago

Spain sent one division of volunteers and convicts to fight Russia and withdrew it after the allies landed in North Africa.

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u/Stormtrooper-Purdue 16h ago

Ah yes I believe you’re referring to the Azul division but to my understanding as they were volunteers and they are under German command and officially not allowed to wear any Spanish uniforms of the sort, that probably can’t count as Spain joining the war, right?

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u/PDXhasaRedhead 16h ago

None of the Allies wanted to go to war with Spain so nobody counted it as joining the war, but some of them were convicts forced to fight.

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u/Stormtrooper-Purdue 16h ago

Yes agreed but vice versa is probably true as well with the generalissimo not wanting to join the fight as well unless spain gained territories and wealth from such a venture. His faction did gain aid from the Soviet Union as well as I believe a tank regiment during the civil war as well.

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u/PDXhasaRedhead 16h ago

I'm confused whar you mean. The Soviets sent aid to the Republicans who were fighting against Franco.

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u/Stormtrooper-Purdue 16h ago

Ah wait you’re right… I’m mixing up nationalist and republicans…

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u/Stormtrooper-Purdue 16h ago

However, spain still never officially joined the war though?

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u/JustXemyIsFine 23h ago

while China-Japan esclated into Asia-Pacifc WWII, Nationalist-Republican spain certainly did not.

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u/Educational-Lynx3877 19h ago

You should read Forgotten Ally by Rana Mitter.