When Germany, Italy, and Romania obviously provided a large amount of support to the National Army, the Republican government, as its opponent, naturally also needed help. Although the Soviet Union had previously given a batch of aid, it had basically been exhausted during the civil war.
.
Different from the original time and space, the rise of Romania made the Soviet Union's external environment even worse, so it was more eager for allies. At present, the Spanish Republican government is the only country in Europe that can help the Soviet Union.
Therefore, although Stalin no longer pursues his own revolution, he is still very urgent for countries that can share his pressure. Therefore, after the outbreak of the civil war, the Soviet Union secretly provided assistance to Spain. A batch of arms worth 40 million rubles was purchased one day after the outbreak of the civil war.
week, it was shipped from Leningrad to Balencia, which was still under the control of the republican government.
In addition, the Soviet Union also dispatched a military advisory group of more than 3,000 people, mainly composed of air force, armor, artillery and other technical officers, in order to strengthen the strength of the Spanish Republican government.
However, with the arrival of the stalemate, material resources from the three countries of Germany, Italy and Romania continued to flow into the National Army. The Republican government immediately felt the pressure. For this reason, they could only place their hope on the Soviet Union. For this reason, a heavyweight official of the Republican government went there in person
The Soviet Union plans to seek help from Comrade Steel.
Dolores Ibarulli, one of the founders of the Spanish Communist Party who was interviewed by Lenin, was the representative responsible for asking for help from the Soviet Union this time.
As the leader of the Soviet Union, Stalin was no stranger to Ibaruli, the female leader of the Spanish Communist Party. Because she attended the Thirteenth Enlarged Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Communist International in 1932 and made a speech at the meeting.
Word.
"Dear Comrade Stalin, the rebels have grown rapidly in strength with the support of the evil forces of Germany, Italy and Romania. Although the sons and daughters of the Spanish Communist Party are not afraid of sacrifice, the revolutionary fire is facing the consequences of being extinguished by imperialism, so we hope
Received aid from the Soviet Union.”
Seeing the cry of Ibaruli in front of him, Stalin comforted him. "Don't worry, Comrade Ibaruli. The Soviet Union will never allow Spain to be invaded by Nazism and imperialism. We will send more troops."
Fighters loyal to the revolution helped Spain.
However, the Soviet Union is currently undergoing economic construction, and the Soviet Union's national strength is still far behind that of the three Germanic countries, and the assistance it can provide is far from comparable. However, as the big brother, the Soviet Union will do its best to help you.
.Of course, if you have other methods, you can try them."
In fact, before Stalin met with Ibaruli, the issue of aid to Spain had been discussed within the Soviet Union. There were mainly two opinions, one was to increase aid to preserve the Spanish republican government. The other was
Even though we can provide appropriate assistance to Spain, we still need to give priority to the Soviet Union itself.
These two attitudes are also manifestations of the Soviet Union's hesitation towards Spain. After the civil war broke out, the rebels only had official support from the three Droyls, and their combined strength was completely superior to the Soviet Union. Not to mention partiality.
The attitude of the three countries, the United States, Britain and France, remained neutral on the surface, but they were still secretly leaning towards the rebels. Otherwise, how could the three Germanic countries change their support for the rebels in such an open and honest manner.
On the other hand, if the Soviet Union, as the big brother of communism, does not provide support to the Spanish Republican government that favors itself, it will cause huge damage to the Soviet Union's reputation in the world. This kind of damage is also something the Soviet Union does not want to see.
.After all, many working class people now regard the Soviet Union as a second motherland. It was they who restrained the governments of various countries from being hostile to the Soviet Union.
After all, the Soviet Union, which is still a foreign country, must survive in this world. In addition to growing its own national strength, it also needs help from other aspects. The working class of various countries is the best target for the Soviet Union.
So in the face of this situation, it was really hard for the Soviet Union to express its stance.
The result of the previous Soviet negotiations was that aid to Spain must continue, but it was mainly personnel and equipment, and Spain needed to purchase its own weapons.
Yes, the Soviet Union plans to make up for it before it bleeds. Although the Spanish Empire is long gone, there are still 3,000 nails in the broken ship, and Spain still has some wealth. Especially since the Republican government currently controls more than 500 tons of gold in the Spanish treasury.
This would at least reduce Soviet expenditures.
That's why Stalin said something like this when facing Ms. Ibaruli.
For Ms. Ibaruli, whose political ability is still relatively young, she is definitely no match for Stalin. Soon the rhythm of the conversation was completely controlled by Stalin.
"The Spanish people will definitely remember this kindness for the Soviet government's help. We can buy weapons and equipment."
Hearing what Ms. Ibaruli said, Stalin also felt relieved. This was because it was best to say this from the mouth of the Spanish Republican government. If the Soviet Union proposed it, it might be said to be a threat.
"Then I will ask the people below to discuss with your country what equipment needs to be purchased."
After getting the desired results, Stalin called in government personnel to discuss the purchase of weapons with Ms. Ibaruli.
The subsequent talks went smoothly for both parties, because this time the Soviet Union opened its arms and equipment to Spain, and the Soviet Union was willing to provide Spain with whatever it had, including many newly finalized new weapons.
This is also the attitude of the Soviet Union in order to show itself to the world. The Soviet Union has always been generous to its friends.
These dazzling arrays of weapons and equipment dazzled the republican government, and in the end the republican government selected guns, artillery and other equipment that could equip 150,000 people. The main reason for this situation was that there were too many new recruits in the republican government.
After the military launched a rebellion, the republican government has been lacking enough officers and soldiers. Although the working class has been enthusiastic about joining the army, training these people requires a large amount of weapons, equipment and ammunition.
In addition to this, the Republican government also purchased a large number of aircraft and anti-aircraft weapons against the Romanian air force that was abusing the Spanish people.
Of course, in addition to these, there are also military supplies such as raincoats, tents, telephone lines, rain boots, etc. This equipment can be loaded on more than ten ships.
Faced with the urgent domestic demand in Spain, Stalin decided to release these materials first and then wait for the gold to be shipped out. Faced with Stalin's compassionate move towards the republican government, Ms. Ibaruli and the republican government burst into tears.
So after achieving a satisfactory result, the Spanish Republican government began to prepare for the future transportation of gold.
