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