Italo-German Joint Military Training (Allied Defeat)

The Italo-German Joint Military Training is a special type of military education and training carried out by the Kingdom of Italy and Nazi Germany to improve the quality of both the Italian and German armed forces competences during and after the Second Italo-Ethiopian war as the Italian Army was saw incompetent actions throughout the war.

Technology Sharing
In 1936, Berlin and Rome agreed to share military technology one another, Italian infantrymen were no longer using bolt-action rifles left from the First World War and were replaced by efficient German designed weapons. The Italian armored divisions are trained to operate German-made armored vehicles and aircraft.

Communication
As Italians and Germans speak different languages, a special type of communication method was created for officers and soldiers to communicate easier, which was also created so that the opposing forces wouldn't understand the contents when a war broke out.

Second Italo-Ethiopian War
The Second Italo-Ethiopian War broke out in 1935 and ended in 1937. The Italian military carried out plans educated from the joint training during the war, which accelerated the war duration and seized Ethiopian resistance easily, The war marked a great improvement of the Italian military.

Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War broke out in 1936. The Italian Corpo Truppe Volontarie and German Condor Legion was involved. Experienced men from the joint training saw action in the Catalonia Offensive and resulted in absolute victory in January 1939, ending the Spanish Civil War.

Foreign Reactions

 * Italy and Germany were blamed by the League of Nations for heavy intervention in the Spanish Civil War.