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Hitler's Spanish Division (Hardcover)
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Hitler's Spanish Division (Hardcover)
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List price R634
Loot Price R520
Discovery Miles 5 200
You Save R114 (18%)
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On 22 June 1941, Hitler s armies launched Operation Barbarossa and
swept in to the Soviet Union. On the same day, the Spanish Foreign
Minister, Ramon Serrano Suner, contacted the German embassy in
Madrid with an extraordinary proposal would the German government
welcome the addition of a force of Spanish volunteers in the war
against the Russians? Officially designed by the Wehrmacht as the
250th Infantry Division, but commonly referred to as the Azul or
Blue Division after the colour of Spain s Falangist (Fascist)
Party, this force initially amounted to some 18,000 volunteers
under the command of the fiercely anti-communist General Agustin
Munoz-Grandes. Of the first 18,694 men who entrained for Germany
during July 1941, seventy percent, including every officer from
captain on up, were from the regular army, whilst most of the rest
were Spanish Civil War veterans. By the time that the Blue Division
returned home, 47,000 Spaniards had been involved in fighting on
the Russian front. There were 22,000 casualties: 4,500 dead, 8,000
wounded, 7,800 sick and 1,600 suffering from frostbite. As the
authors reveal, Spaniards also volunteered or served in other units
or organisation. This highly-illustrated book examines the history,
personalities, and uniforms and equipment of those men and women
who volunteered to serve alongside Hitler s armies. Along with
full-colour drawings, there are many rare photographs provided by
survivors.
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