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Blue Division (World War II)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Blue_Division_(World_War_II)
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:alliedWith
gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:awardReceived
gptkb:Iron_Cross
gptkbp:casualties
approx. 4,500 killed
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:disbanded
1943
gptkbp:formedIn
1941
gptkbp:foughtIn
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:Eastern_Front
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Blue Division (World War II)
gptkbp:legacy
controversial in Spain
gptkbp:nickname
gptkb:Blue_Division
gptkb:División_Española_de_Voluntarios
gptkbp:notableCommander
gptkb:Agustín_Muñoz_Grandes
gptkb:Emilio_Esteban-Infantes
gptkbp:notableEngagement
gptkb:Siege_of_Leningrad
gptkbp:officialName
gptkb:División_Azul
gptkbp:operatesIn
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:parentOrganization
gptkb:German_Army
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkbp:purpose
to fight communism
gptkbp:sentBy
gptkb:Francisco_Franco
gptkbp:size
gptkb:division
gptkbp:successor
gptkb:Blue_Legion
gptkbp:uniform
Spanish with German elements
gptkbp:volunteers
approx. 47,000
gptkbp:volunteerUnit
true
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Spanish_Armed_Forces_(Francoist_Spain)
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7