Blue Division - The Unexpected Soldiers Fighting for Germany
The División Azul, or Spanish Blue Division, was a unit of about 45,000 volunteers from Francoist Spain that fought alongside the Germans on the Eastern Front of World War II.
Although Spain remained neutral during the war, Franco sympathized with Hitler after the German Condor Legion helped him win the Spanish Civil War.
The unit was officially designated the 250th Infantry Division by the Wehrmacht and saw action against the Soviets from June 1941 to October 1943, proving themselves at the Battle of Krasny Bor, where over 5,900 brave men halted the advance of an entire Soviet Army composed of more than 30,000 Russians.
The Spanish men went on to fight near Moscow and Leningrad, and they are credited for not letting the Eastern Front collapse thanks to their sacrifice.
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