Spain joins the Axis - What of Salazar?

I know that Spain joining the Axis isn't a new concept, but i'm wondering, if Spain joins the Axis, how does this effect Portugal?

This is not a plausibility check on Spain joining the Axis, we're assuming that they do.
 
It might depend on how the UK reacted to Spain joining the Axis.
Maybe the UK would put pressure on Portugal to stay neutral or support the Allies.
 
There was a neutral 1941 U.S. plan to occupy the Azores, once Germany invaded Russia this did not need to happen. If Spain is in the Axis look for a still neutral U.S to become more agressive defending the Atlantic in this way.
 
After Napoleon there is no way that Spain let the Germans cross a big army to conquer Portugal. A small contingent to attack Gibraltar is all they would accept ... unless the allies attempt a landing ... then Italy gets repeated.

So there are many chances that Portugal keeps being neutral.
 
One thing i am thinking might happen, is that Portugal might send a volunteer division to Spain/Germany for the invasion of the USSR. While Salazar had good relations with the Western powers and wanted to keep it that way, he hated communism as much as any fascist.

As for a German invasion of Portugal - I see that as doubtful, Portugal was an important trade partner to Germany, especially of Wolfram. I know IOTL they cut trade links with the Nazis, but with Spain in the war, i assume they'd be less likely to do that.
 
Okay, fair point, but he still was an anti-communist

So was Churchill.

Franco sent the Blue Division to the Eastern Front because it was a way to get all the most fevered pro-Hitler supporters out of the country. With them fighting on the Eastern Front, it relieved a lot of internal political pressure to declare war or join the Axis and got rid of the most likely people who might have been involved in any coup attempt against him.

Does Salazar have any similar reason to do so? I don't know of any. And it's not like Hitler would want a volunteer division show up that was so poorly armed and trained it would be a drag.
 
So was Churchill.

Franco sent the Blue Division to the Eastern Front because it was a way to get all the most fevered pro-Hitler supporters out of the country. With them fighting on the Eastern Front, it relieved a lot of internal political pressure to declare war or join the Axis and got rid of the most likely people who might have been involved in any coup attempt against him.

Does Salazar have any similar reason to do so? I don't know of any. And it's not like Hitler would want a volunteer division show up that was so poorly armed and trained it would be a drag.

Well, with Spain in the Axis, there'll be more pro-Axis pressure on Portugal.
 
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