Spanish Blue Unit

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Spanish_Blue_Unit
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Blue_Division
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Iron_Cross
gptkbp:country gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:disbanded 1944
gptkbp:formedIn 1941
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:Soviet_Union
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Spanish Blue Unit
gptkbp:ideology anti-communism
gptkbp:language gptkb:Spanish
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Siege_of_Leningrad
gptkb:Battle_of_Krasny_Bor
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Agustín_Muñoz_Grandes
gptkb:Emilio_Esteban-Infantes
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:German_Army_(Wehrmacht)
gptkbp:sentBy gptkb:Francisco_Franco
gptkbp:size about 18,000 to 47,000 men
gptkbp:uniform blue
gptkbp:volunteers true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:flag_of_Burgundy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7