Tirpitz
Battleship
Laid down 2 November 1936
On 2 November 1936, Italian and German bombers and their fighter
escorts were attacked by Soviet aircraft, nicknamed Chatos
by the Spanish, which resulted in some losses for the Italians.
Adolf
Hitler on 5 November 1936 told his top lieutenants that
the German aim in the Spanish Civil War was not entirely to
aid the Spanish Nationalists, but rather, to prolong the conflict
to occupy the attention of the United Kingdom and France,
and to continue to widen the chasm between the United Kingdom
and Italy.
T1
Torpedo boat
Laid down 14 November 1936
T2
Torpedo boat
Laid down 14 November 1936
T3
Torpedo boat
Laid down 14 November 1936
On 15 November 1936, The German Condor Legion went into action
for the first time, supporting further Nationalist operations
to capture Madrid.
On 18 November 1936, Italy and Germany officially recognised
General Franco's government in Spain. On the same day, Benito
Mussolini authorised an Italian expeditionary corps to be
sent to Spain.
T9
Torpedo boat
Laid down 24 November 1936
T10
Torpedo boat
Laid down 24 November 1936
On 26 November 1936, The Anti-Comintern Pact is signed by
Germany and Japan
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The Second Great War.
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The War Illustrated.
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2194 Days Of War.
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