The Spanish Civil War
I can think of two reasons. 1) Communism and Democracy allied to fight against Fascism and Naziism as they would later do in World War 2. And 2), tanks and military aircraft along with the tactics of mobile warfare were tested in Spain before WW2.
1. Excellent way to win land battles; by stopping them before they even got there! But Germany failed to do that. (But they were on the right track). 2. This was Britain's dress rehearsal for WWII's battle of the Atlantic. Why they didn't learn from it is anyone's guess.
Yes , the uniforms had changed from world war to world war such as the field uniform of those who served in the first world war went from khaki colored to that of olive drab , the helmets changed shapes , field packs changed , dress uniforms changed , etc ... ~ see link below .
Japan had 5th columnists inside Russia during the 1904-1905 war, supporting the anti-czartists. The unsuccessful 1905 revolution was a rehearsal for the 1917 successful revolution.
A rehearsal in not a place in War World 2. In World War 2 it was the dress of rehearsal.
Both the Mexican War and Bloody Kansas have been referred to as the Dress Rehearsal for the Civil War.
The Spanish Civil War
Because the German Air Force practiced dive bombing in Spain during their civil war.
Who's cares just lane the freak up! :P
I can think of two reasons. 1) Communism and Democracy allied to fight against Fascism and Naziism as they would later do in World War 2. And 2), tanks and military aircraft along with the tactics of mobile warfare were tested in Spain before WW2.
Yes, it has certainly been viewed in that way. The lessons of World War 1 were learned more quickly by some nations than others. Mobility was replacing the static defense. The airplane and the tank were improving in both their technology and tactical employment. Military techniques practiced on a primitive level in the Spanish Civil War were used more widely and effectively in World War 2. I have heard from multiple sources that the Spanish Civil War was a rehearsal for World War 2, and I think that this statement has much validity.
Likely World War II, where the Germans (who aided the Nationalists, or fascists) again fought the Russians (who aided the Republicans, representing socialism). But it was also prescient of the Cold War, because the US, Britain, and France withheld and/or embargoed aid to the Spanish Republic, because it included communist factions. In World War II, only the strategic advantage of a two-front war prompted extensive Allied military aid to the Soviet Union.
Wool Clothes
Blitzkrieg - the German army had developed a new type of warfare. It used tanks and dive bombers to smash enemy positions and drive through them quickly. These tactics had been tried out in the Spanish Civil War.
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1. Excellent way to win land battles; by stopping them before they even got there! But Germany failed to do that. (But they were on the right track). 2. This was Britain's dress rehearsal for WWII's battle of the Atlantic. Why they didn't learn from it is anyone's guess.