Blue Legion
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The Blue Legion was a Spanish volunteer unit that continued fighting alongside Nazi Germany on the Eastern Front after the withdrawal of the famed Blue Division in World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blue Legion canonical | 1 |
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military unit ⓘ |
| allyOf | Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Legión Azul
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish Volunteer Legion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| disbandedIn | 1944 ⓘ |
| formedFrom | veterans of the Blue Division ⓘ |
| foughtAgainst | Red Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegionOfActivity | Eastern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | anti-communism ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| notableFor | continuing Spanish volunteer participation on the Eastern Front after withdrawal of the Blue Division ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Francoist regime ⓘ |
| precededBy | Blue Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom | Francoist Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | German Army High Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Eastern Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1943
ⓘ
1944 ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | infantry ⓘ |
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