Spanish volunteers (Blue Division)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Spanish_volunteers_(Blue_Division)
GPTKB entity
Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Iron_Cross
gptkb:Medalla_Militar_Colectiva
gptkbp:branch gptkb:German_Army
gptkbp:casualties approx. 300 prisoners of war
approx. 372 missing
approx. 4,500 killed
approx. 8,700 wounded
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Blue_Division
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:disbanded 1944
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:Eastern_Front_(World_War_II)
gptkbp:formed 1941
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:Soviet_Union
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Spanish volunteers (Blue Division)
gptkbp:language gptkb:Spanish
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Por_Europa_contra_el_bolchevismo
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:La_División_Azul
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Siege_of_Leningrad
gptkb:Battle_of_Krasny_Bor
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Agustín_Muñoz_Grandes
gptkb:Emilio_Esteban-Infantes
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Dionisio_Ridruejo
gptkb:Luis_García_Berlanga
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:División_Española_de_Voluntarios
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Francoist_Spain
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkbp:reasonForFormation to support Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union while maintaining Spanish neutrality
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:Spanish_Civil_War
gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Francoist_Spain
gptkb:Blue_Legion
gptkbp:size about 18,000-47,000 men (varied over time)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Blue_Legion
gptkbp:symbol Blue and red shield with yellow cross
gptkbp:uniform German Army uniform with Spanish insignia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:German_invasion_of_the_Soviet_Union
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7