User:Withersoul 235/Sandbox: Caudillo's Entry

Concepts that are ment to supplement The Caudillo's Entry sometime.

The Axis invasion of Portugal, officially referred to as the Iberian Reunification Mission in the Axis countries and as the Portugal Campaign, was the failed Axis invasion of the Second Portuguese Republic, which was started by Spain on 9 August 1940.

Despite support from Italy and to a lesser extent Germany, the Spanish failed to gain a consistent foothold, primarily due to the mountainous terrain, the poorly equipped and trained Spanish units involved, fierce British resistance in defence of their oldest ally, and the entry of fresh, non-exhausted American and Brazilian soldiers from 1942.

On 17 November 1943, the last Axis units were pushed out of Portugal, and the Allies started invading Spain itself, which would surrender on 6 February 1944 and was promptly occupied by the Allies. The campaign marked a turning point in the war in Europe, and was the first major Axis failure on the continent.