Images of Spain in WWII (Spanish Blue Division). 50,000 Spanish volunteers serving in the Wehrmacht (Waffen SS).
The Spanish Blue Division fought in the following battles:
Siege of Leningrad
Battle of Krasny Bor
Battle of Volkhov
Battle of Urdanik
First Battle of Smiesko
Battle of Sitno
Battle of Muravji
Battle of Nikitkino
Battle of Possad
Second Battle of Sitno
Battle of Schevelevo
Third Battle of Volkhov
Battle of Maloye Samoshie
Battle of Poselok
Battle of Putrolovo
Battle of Pushkin
Battle of Berlin
Soldiers and officers of the Blue Division were awarded 2 Knight Crosses (one with Oak Leaves), 2 Golden Crosses, 138 Iron Crosses First Class, 2,359 Iron Crosses Second Class and 2,216 War Merit Crosses with Swords.
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