Legion Condor
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The Legion Condor was a German military unit composed of volunteers from the Luftwaffe and army that intervened on the Nationalist side during the Spanish Civil War, serving as a testing ground for tactics and equipment later used in World War II.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German military unit
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Luftwaffe formation ⓘ |
| aircraftUsed |
Dornier Do 17
NERFINISHED
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Heinkel He 111 NERFINISHED ⓘ Heinkel He 51 NERFINISHED ⓘ Junkers Ju 52 NERFINISHED ⓘ Junkers Ju 87 NERFINISHED ⓘ Messerschmitt Bf 109 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegiance | Adolf Hitler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Spanish Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch |
German Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luftwaffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | approximately 300 killed ⓘ |
| conflict | Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| disbanded | 1939 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1939 ⓘ |
| garrison |
Salamanca
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vitoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| groundEquipmentUsed |
88 mm Flak gun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Panzer I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
associated with war crimes such as the bombing of Guernica
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symbol of Nazi intervention in the Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Alexander Holle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Helmut Volkmann NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugo Sperrle NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Warlimont NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolfram von Richthofen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
Battle of Brunete
NERFINISHED
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Battle of the Ebro NERFINISHED ⓘ bombing of Durango NERFINISHED ⓘ bombing of Guernica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Luftwaffe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| role |
air support
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ground support ⓘ training and testing of tactics ⓘ |
| side | Nationalist faction in the Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| startTime | 1936 ⓘ |
| supported | Francisco Franco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trainingContribution |
development of Blitzkrieg tactics
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refinement of close air support doctrine ⓘ testing of strategic bombing concepts ⓘ |
| usedAs |
testing ground for equipment later used in World War II
ⓘ
testing ground for tactics later used in World War II ⓘ |
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