Portugal

Flag of Portugal

Portugal, Officially the Kingdom of Portugal, is a small country in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. It is a Unitary Constitutional Monarchy, having been able to remove the Integralist regime in the 1930s. It is ruled by the House of Braganza, who's recent victory in the Second Weltkrieg has restored their credibility in the eyes of the people. Portugal did participate in the Second Weltkrieg and was a major naval base for most of the war. Portugal's own army helped in the liberation of France and also participated in the homecoming. Portugal was not damaged for much of the Second Weltkrieg however would be the target of bombings during 1944 and 1945. Portugal is a colonial power, however aside from Spain it is the weakest among them. Portugal was declared over 900 years ago but the current regime was established in 1922 after the failure of the republic to score a victory in the First Weltkrieg. Portugal did not gain territory in the end, but was granted security by the presence of allies on the continent. With the Portugese people now feeling in a safer position since the fall of the Sydnicalist regimes, it can start to work on development instead of military affairs. Portugal is a member of the Entente, and will likely be a founding member of N.A.T.O project.

## History

In 1936 the Portugese nation was not stable in the slightest. The integralist regime was pushing the Portugese nation into the National Populist path and the king was losing influence. However a combination of plots, potential coups, and hundreds of backroom deals, the Integrelist regime was ended in Portugal, and the multi-party state restored. After stability was restored the Portugese state was able to retain its colonial regime and join the Entente. Portugal would spend the remainder of the 1930s recovering from the one party state and would also begin getting ready to support the rest of the Entente once the homecoming begins. In late 1940 however the Spanish Civil War to the east would culminate with the defeat of both the Kingdom and Carlist regimes in Spain. Both kings fled into Portugal where they plotted to use the country to regain their thrones respectively. Several times border incidents would occur as the Spanish Republic kept trying to get the leaders of the other factions of the Civil War. But the threat of Entente intervention prevented a full scale war from breaking out between the two nations. In 1943 however the situation of the country would change once again with the entry of the Entente into the Second Weltkrieg. Portugal immediately began to use its navy to support the Sardinians and French in their assault onto the Savoy area where Portugese troops would land. At first the Third Internationale did not see the Portugese as much of a threat. But as it came clear that the Portugese navy was far stronger than predicted they began to bomb Portugal in 1944. Portugal did not have a significant Air Force at the time and its anti-aircraft was outdated. However the French Republic and Germany would end up forcing the Commune's air force to protect its own skies and only the occasional attack from long range British air craft would occur throughout the year of 1945. Meanwhile the Portugese navy was becoming a massive threat to the British navy as with the conjunction of the Canadian, French, German, and Portugese navies it was clear that the Union would fall. But the Portugese navy lacked large warships and would end up becoming easy prey for the British torpedo bombers who would savage much of Portugal's destroyer fleet. Only a few cruisers made it out unscathed. But with the noose becoming tighter around Britain the landings in 1948 would cement the defeat of Britain and allowed Portugal to call back its ruined navy. In the aftermath of the Second Weltkrieg Portugal has not come out any better or worse than it came in. While it has a bunch of damaged ships that need repairing a lot of funds are still open for Portugal to continue the development of its nation. However the rising Kalterkrieg may put some strain on the nation.

## Military

Portugal's army is fairly strong for the nation of its size. It is well equipped and known for its ability in the mountainous terrain of the Iberian peninsula. This served the Entente well in the regions around Montpellier. It's navy is large on paper but it has taken a lot of hits during the Second Weltkrieg and will need time to heal all of the damages done during the war. Portugal does have an air force, it is good for its size but still small in the grand scheme of things.