División Azul
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División Azul was a volunteer infantry division of Spanish soldiers that fought alongside Nazi Germany’s army on the Eastern Front during World War II.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
infantry division
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ volunteer military formation ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
250th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Blue Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesEstimate | several thousand killed ⓘ |
| commander |
Agustín Muñoz Grandes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emilio Esteban-Infantes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| decorationsReceivedFrom |
Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demobilizationReason | diplomatic pressure from the Allies ⓘ |
| disbandedIn | 1943 ⓘ |
| enemy | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equipmentSource | German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flagOrInsignia | Spanish flag combined with German symbols ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1941 ⓘ |
| frontLineRole | infantry combat operations ⓘ |
| garrisonOrHeadquarters | training in Grafenwöhr, Germany ⓘ |
| historicalLegacy | controversial in Spanish memory politics ⓘ |
| ideology | anti-communism ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Krasny Bor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siege of Leningrad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | Spanish collaboration with Nazi Germany on Eastern Front ⓘ |
| operatedUnder | Army Group North NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalLanguage | German (for command structure) ⓘ |
| partOf | Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Francoist Spain remained officially non-belligerent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to support Germany against the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom | Francoist Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitmentBase |
Falange members
ⓘ
Spanish Army veterans ⓘ anti-communist volunteers ⓘ |
| recruitmentType | volunteer ⓘ |
| statusInSpain | officially a volunteer force, not a formal Spanish Army unit ⓘ |
| strengthEstimate | about 18,000 soldiers at a time ⓘ |
| successorUnit | Legión Azul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedByGovernment | Francoist regime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbol | blue shirt associated with Spanish Falange ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Eastern Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalPersonnelEstimate | over 40,000 Spanish volunteers served ⓘ |
| uniformFeature | Spanish national insignia on German uniforms ⓘ |
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