Blue Division

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Blue_Division
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:casualties ~300 prisoners of war
~372 missing
~4,500 killed
~8,700 wounded
gptkbp:composedOf Spanish volunteers
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:disbanded gptkb:Francisco_Franco
1944
gptkbp:formedIn 1941
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:foughtOnSideOf gptkb:Nazi_Germany
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Blue Division
gptkbp:language gptkb:Spanish
gptkbp:legacy Controversial in Spanish history
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Por_el_honor_de_España
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:La_División_Azul
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Siege_of_Leningrad
gptkb:Battle_of_Krasny_Bor
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Agustín_Muñoz_Grandes
gptkb:Emilio_Esteban-Infantes
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:División_Azul
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:German_Army
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Spanish_Blue_Legion
Spanish Civil War veterans
gptkbp:stationedAt gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:Francisco_Franco
gptkbp:symbol Blue and red shield with gold lion
gptkbp:unitNumber gptkb:250th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Falangism
gptkb:Spanish_Civil_War_(1936–1939)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6