Spanish Division

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Spanish_Division
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Blue_Division
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Iron_Cross
gptkbp:country gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:designation gptkb:250th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)
gptkbp:disbanded gptkb:Spanish_government
1944
gptkbp:formedIn 1941
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Novgorod,_Russia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Spanish Division
gptkbp:language gptkb:Spanish
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:motto Por España
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Blue_Division
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Agustín_Muñoz_Grandes
gptkb:Emilio_Esteban-Infantes
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Siege_of_Leningrad
gptkb:Battle_of_Krasny_Bor
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkbp:sentBy gptkb:Francisco_Franco
gptkbp:size about 18,000 to 47,000 men (varied over time)
gptkbp:symbol Blue and red insignia
gptkbp:volunteerUnit true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Grande_Armée
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6