Blue Division Soldier 1941–45: Spanish Volunteer on the Eastern Front
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- Author：Carlos Caballero Jurado
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Summary
Osprey's survey of the Blue Division soldiers of World War II （1939-1945）。 The all-volunteer 'Blue Division' was a formation that allowed Franco's technically neutral Spain to support Nazi Germany's invasion of Russia。 Following initial training in Germany， the Blue Division's units were sent to the Eastern Front in August 1941， where， after a 40-day march to the front， the Division fought in several major battles including Leningrad。 In 1943， with the tide turning against the Axis forces in Russia， the Division was ordered to be withdrawn， yet many men chose to stay on and serve with the Volunteer Legion。 Even after the collapse in the East， some volunteered to serve with Waffen-SS units through to the fall of Berlin in 1945。 This book narrates the experiences of the common soldier， exploring his motivation for serving the Wehrmacht， and detailing his dramatic experiences in a brutal and hostile theater of World War II。
Reviews
KOMET
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For anyone wishing to gain a concise and comprehensive understanding of the history of Spain's Blue Division -- made up of volunteer recruits and soldiers from the Spanish Army， some of whom were veterans of the Spanish Civil War -- its record as a combat unit in the Wehrmacht in the northern sector of the Eastern Front between August 1941 and the end of 1943 when it was disbanded and returned to Spain --- THIS IS THE IDEAL BOOK。 It's rich with photos and illustrations of unit insignias， medals， For anyone wishing to gain a concise and comprehensive understanding of the history of Spain's Blue Division -- made up of volunteer recruits and soldiers from the Spanish Army， some of whom were veterans of the Spanish Civil War -- its record as a combat unit in the Wehrmacht in the northern sector of the Eastern Front between August 1941 and the end of 1943 when it was disbanded and returned to Spain --- THIS IS THE IDEAL BOOK。 It's rich with photos and illustrations of unit insignias， medals， and decorations that were earned by the Blue Division， which continues to have a certain mystique in Spain。 。。。more
Dimitri
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An Osprey oddity: it concerns itself mostly with the political origins of the Spanish volunteers for Russia and their relationship with the German ally。 It's neither a uniform or a tactical study， nor does it have a lot to say about weapons - apart from the appropriated Russian rifles on the cover。 The operational history is left in its 1980s predecessor Germany's Spanish Volunteers 1941-45。It's charmingly sympathetic: the high motivation of these former university students， their cordial attitu An Osprey oddity: it concerns itself mostly with the political origins of the Spanish volunteers for Russia and their relationship with the German ally。 It's neither a uniform or a tactical study， nor does it have a lot to say about weapons - apart from the appropriated Russian rifles on the cover。 The operational history is left in its 1980s predecessor Germany's Spanish Volunteers 1941-45。It's charmingly sympathetic: the high motivation of these former university students， their cordial attitude towards the common Russian in stark contrast to their fanatic anti-Communism， their disapproval of whatever they saw of the wild Holocaust behind the front 。。。and more universally the creed of every Veteran's Association: whatever the cause， we fought well。 。。。more
Gregg
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