Why didn't Spain join the Axis Powers?

Spain didn't join the axis powers because there was nothing to win for Spain. Franco was a clever man. He knew that his troops wouldn't do much good and Gibraltar wasn't interesting enough to risk a war with Britain. Had Hitler invaded England Spain may have joined the axis. read more

Spain didn't join the axis powers because there was nothing to win for Spain. Franco was a clever man. He knew that his troops wouldn't do much good and Gibraltar wasn't interesting enough to risk a war with Britain. Had Hitler invaded England Spain may have joined the axis. read more

The Spanish State under the dictatorship of General Franco did not officially join the Axis Powers during World War II. However Franco's regime supplied material and military support to the Axis, in recognition of the heavy assistance it had received from Germany and Italy in the Spanish Civil War. read more

There is not a verifyably certain answer to this. Two of the more popular versions are: * That Franco knew his country was too exhausted to seriously enter the conflict and so wisely stayed out of it. read more