Spain and World War II. During the Second World War around 45,000 Spanish volunteers fought on the Eastern Front. These men had joined the Blue Division (División Azul) and many were veterans of the Spanish Civil War in which Nationalists led by Francisco Franco proclaimed victory over the Republicans. Why did Spain not join Hitler in the war against the Soviet Union as an Axis power? Why did Spain send an army of Spaniards to the USSR to fight communism there?
History Hustle presents: The Blue Division – Spanish Volunteers on the Eastern Front (División Azul) – Spain in WWII.


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SOURCES
– Blue Division Soldier 1941-45. Spanish Volunteer on the Eastern Front [Warrior 142] (C. Caballero Jurado).
– Joining Hitler's Crusade. European Nations and the Invasion of the Soviet Union, 1941 (David Stahel) – Spain (Xavier Moreno Juliá).
– The Condor Legion. German Troops in the Spanish Civil War [Elite 131] (Carlos Caballero Jurado).
– Germany's Spanish Volunteers 1941-45 [Men-at-Arms 103] (John Scurr & Richard Hook).

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VIDEO
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   • WWII in Colour: Spanish Civil War  
WWII in Colour: Spanish Civil War
   • Video  
DOCUMENTAL SOBRE LA DIVISIÓN AZUL
   • Video  
The Spanish Blue Division - English subtitles
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