Blue Division
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The Blue Division was a unit of Spanish volunteers who fought alongside Nazi Germany’s army on the Eastern Front during World War II, primarily against the Soviet Union.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| División Azul | 0 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish military formation
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
250. Infanterie-Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
250th Infantry Division NERFINISHED ⓘ División Azul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateStrength | 18000–20000 soldiers ⓘ |
| branch | infantry ⓘ |
| casualties | several thousand killed and wounded ⓘ |
| commandLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 1941 ⓘ |
| disbanded | 1943 ⓘ |
| engagement |
Battle of Krasny Bor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siege of Leningrad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedFrom |
Spanish Army personnel
ⓘ
Spanish Falangist volunteers ⓘ Spanish volunteers ⓘ |
| ideologicalContext | anti-communism ⓘ |
| integratedInto | German 16th Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| nationalityOfPersonnel | Spanish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Spanish collaboration with Nazi Germany
ⓘ
combat on the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orderedWithdrawalBy | Francisco Franco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Francoist Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSupportFrom | Francisco Franco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEnemy | Red Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForCreation |
to fight against Bolshevism
ⓘ
to support Nazi Germany while keeping Spain officially non-belligerent ⓘ |
| recruitmentType | voluntary enlistment ⓘ |
| refersTo | Blue Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| side | Axis powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorUnit | Blue Legion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar | Eastern Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uniformFeature | Spanish insignia on German uniforms ⓘ |
| yearOfWithdrawalOrder | 1943 ⓘ |
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