GPTKB
Browse
Query
Compare
Download
Publications
Contributors
Search
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