División Azul

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Blue_Division
gptkbp:awarded Iron Cross (to some members)
gptkbp:casualties approx. 372 missing
approx. 8,700 wounded
approx. 2,137 prisoners of war
approx. 4,954 killed
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Agustín_Muñoz_Grandes
gptkb:Emilio_Esteban-Infantes
gptkbp:commemoratedBy veterans associations in Spain
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:Russia
gptkbp:disbanded 1944
gptkbp:formedIn 1941
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:Eastern_Front_(World_War_II)
gptkbp:garrison Madrid (before deployment)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label División Azul
gptkbp:language gptkb:Spanish
gptkbp:legacy controversial in Spanish history
gptkbp:motto Por España
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Siege_of_Leningrad
gptkb:Battle_of_Krasny_Bor
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Dionisio_Ridruejo
gptkb:Luis_García_Berlanga
gptkb:Joaquín_García-Morato
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:División_Española_de_Voluntarios
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Spanish_Army
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkbp:politicalSupport gptkb:Francoist_Spain
gptkbp:repatriated 1954 (last POWs returned to Spain)
gptkbp:size about 18,000-47,000 soldiers (varied over time)
gptkbp:subjectOf numerous books and documentaries
gptkbp:symbol Blue and red shield with Spanish flag
gptkbp:type gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:volunteers yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Blue_Division
gptkb:Nationalist_Spain_(as_expeditionary_force)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7