Communist Germany Conquers Spain (CYOAH)

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The Germans, desperate to spread the World Revolution decide to invade Spain. Members of the newly formed Luftwaffe are quickly escorted to the fledgling Spanish Republic which has just become embroiled in a vicious civil war with conservatives, nationalists, monarchists and fascists after a highly tense general election. The Republic, due to it's deficiencies in regards to  air, navy and army officers readily accepts German "volunteers" in the air, naval army ministries some of which almost take over their respective ministries. Panzer divisions are also deployed and become noted for their effectiveness in battle.

After six months or so of fighting, Chancellor Stuesgard declares all out war on the Nationalists and the flow of troops, guns, artillery and other war materiél increases tenfold. Commissars are deployed in Spain, tasked with arresting political opponents of the Republican régime, However, all they actually do is crush the various anarchist, syndicalist and trotskyite political groups which make up the opposition to the Spanish communist party which seeks to do away with the conservatives, liberals, and social democrats that makes up the the Republican government and establish a "Dictatorship of the Proletariat".

Abroad, the civil war attracts little interest until the news of massacres of non-communists by the German revolutionaries and the escalation of the fighting due to German intervention. Italy sends volunteers in the form of aircraft, tanks, and naval, army and aerial "volunteers but has to redeploy them due to a German caused civil war. The United Kingdom and France sensing the Nationalist's impending demise deploys volunteers to counter the communist threat. This proves to be the turning point and the string of cheap and easy victories for the Germans ceases the fighting is bitter. After almost a year of Anglo-French involvement, Stuesgard's Germany is left with a choice- Should they escalate the war by declaring war on the imperial powers? Or maybe,should they abandon their Spanish allies and use their expeditionary forces on a more profitable front? Alternatively, as many cabinet members propose, they should persevere with the civil war and hope the Anglo-French forces grow tired of fighting sooner than the Germans.
 * The Germans declare war on the Anglo-French alliance


 * The Germans evacuate their forces and abandon the Republic
 * The Germans persevere but do not escalate the fighting