Hitler and Mussolini tested their new military ideas during when the Spanish Civil War happened.
Hitler and Mussolini both helped Franco out for various reasons. Hitler and Germany wanted to test some of their new ideas and equipment. The best way to test weapons of war naturally are on the battlefield. In addition, Franco's fight was against the communists. This was an added bouns to the Axis desire to aid Franco. But Franco was a shrewd politician, in addition to being a general. He knew that in the long run, if Britain stayed in the war, that the odds are Germany would lose, so he played the middle, by not committing to the war. In addition, Spain was devastated by the three-year civil war, and didn't have the resources nor the national will to enter into another conflict.
Hitler tested the will of western democracies in the 1930s through a series of aggressive actions. He remilitarized the Rhineland, violated the Treaty of Versailles by building up Germany's military, annexed Austria, and made territorial claims on Czechoslovakia. These actions were met with limited resistance from the western democracies, which emboldened Hitler and contributed to his belief that they would not intervene to stop his expansionist plans.
To give their newly-built armies and air-forces some active service experience, to test the men, the equipment and the administrative systems.
I think Hitler want to test the reaction of the world for violating the Treaty of the Versailles and he wanted Austria because he was from Austria.
The Italians and Germans supported Francisco Franco during the Spanish Civil War primarily to counter the spread of communism and socialism in Europe. Both countries, under Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler, sought to establish fascist regimes and believed that a Franco-led Spain would serve as a strategic ally. Additionally, they aimed to test their military equipment and tactics in a real conflict. This support ultimately contributed to Franco's victory in 1939 and the establishment of a fascist dictatorship in Spain.
the spanish civil war
Hitler and Mussolini saw the Spanish Civil war as an opportunity to test their new weapons. They saw it as an opportunity to flex their military muscles while scoring a victory over Communism and supporting a fellow European fascist-type regime.
They were both against the communists from the republican side, and they wanted to try out their military stretegies and weapons to prepare for their war. Also, Hitler was using it as a distraction from his doings in Nazi Germany.
Spanish Civil War in the 1930s. It put Francisco Franco in power there.
They helped promote the government side and got to test new equipment plus it gave their forces battle experience.
To give their newly-built armies and air-forces some active service experience, to test the men, the equipment and the administrative systems.
Hitler and Mussolini both helped Franco out for various reasons. Hitler and Germany wanted to test some of their new ideas and equipment. The best way to test weapons of war naturally are on the battlefield. In addition, Franco's fight was against the communists. This was an added bouns to the Axis desire to aid Franco. But Franco was a shrewd politician, in addition to being a general. He knew that in the long run, if Britain stayed in the war, that the odds are Germany would lose, so he played the middle, by not committing to the war. In addition, Spain was devastated by the three-year civil war, and didn't have the resources nor the national will to enter into another conflict.
His army and air force were able to test their weapons and tactics, and sharpen their battle skills. The Spanish Civil War also encouraged Hitler and Mussolini that the British and French leadership would not resist their interferance with Soveriegn states. This miscalculation backfired on Hitler when he invaded Poland as the British and French did end up honouring their responsibilities to weaker states.
It's something they have to specifically test for, but the military doesn't (yet) test for it.
They test their ideas by using experiment.
Hitler tested the will of western democracies in the 1930s through a series of aggressive actions. He remilitarized the Rhineland, violated the Treaty of Versailles by building up Germany's military, annexed Austria, and made territorial claims on Czechoslovakia. These actions were met with limited resistance from the western democracies, which emboldened Hitler and contributed to his belief that they would not intervene to stop his expansionist plans.
You won't be in the Military anymore.