Spanish in the Waffen-ϟϟ

[blut-ehre]

http://www.wssob.com/wss.html
& more narrowed into the subject
http://www.wssob.com/000comspn.html
& more on spain
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m...le.jhtml?term=

other mediterranid waffen ss groups were from italy and had small portions of mediterranid peoples join (or their support).

(this you can find from the first link ^)

[Mac Seafraidh]

Yes, they also had Slavic Legions of the SS too and many Western European countries. I posted information or had a post on the Italian SS and the Flemish SS already.Norway and all of Scandanavia had volunteers also.

[old aryan]

Yes, they also had Slavic Legions of the SS too and many Western European countries. I posted information or had a post on the Italian SS and the Flemish SS already.Norway and all of Scandanavia had volunteers also.

Clearly there were many foreign volunteers to the SS:

http://www.wiking.org/topics/othvolun.htm
http://www.wiking.org/topics/finns.htm
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acro...s/vol-div.html

[Vojvoda]

Clearly there were many foreign volunteers to the SS:

http://www.wiking.org/topics/othvolun.htm
http://www.wiking.org/topics/finns.htm
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acro...s/vol-div.html

Even from India.

http://www.feldgrau.com/lindian.html

[old aryan]

Even from India.

http://www.feldgrau.com/lindian.html

India.....hmmm....I am not surprised, though!!

[Vlad Cletus]

I have some great pictures regarding almost all of the Foreign Volunteer divisions from my book. It's called "Europäische Freiwillge" by a German publisher. I shall post them tomorrow. It's getting a bit late now for scanning them in.

From my sources of information on the Azul Division, they were one of the most committed, and best of the Foreign Volunteers. But the Azul Division was withdrawn and disbanded. Some Volunteers refused to go back to Spain, and would continue to serve through the Waffen SS.

[Vlad Cletus]

Sorry, I didn't find any pictures regarding the Spanish in the Waffen SS, but these may grab your attention

These are once again from the book:



I voluntarily scanned them in, for your viewing pleasure .

Enjoy:

[Vlad Cletus]

If you want anymore, just PM me.

[Prince Eugen]

I think that they incorporated with Walloons!Some of themfter the war they sent to prison by Franco!!!!

[goidelicwarrior]

The Spanish Unit of the SS were the remnants of the Spanische Freiwillige Division 250, aka as División Azul (Blue Division) who refused to return to Spain after General Franco's decision to withdraw them. They were commanded by Captain Miguel Ezquerra (or Ezquerra), after with they took their name.

They were incorporated into the French Charlemagne SS Division, and they were among the last defenders of Hitler's bunker in Berlin.

From first hand accounts of some divisionaries I know that some people joined them directly from Spain (not from the Blue Division), and to do so they had to flee Spain shooting the Spanish border police.

Also, within the Blue Division, there was one particular unit worth to mention. This was strictly made up by troopers of the Spanish Legion, not by members the political Falange. They were feared by their own comrades for their extreme cruelty and outstanding (and crazy) courage... Viva la Muerte (Long Live Death). The entire Division was condecorated with the Iron Cross, and its General, Muñoz Grandes, with the Iron Cross with diamonds.

Other than Spaniards, there were a small number of Portuguese volunteers in the Blue Division who had already been fighting against Communism in Spain.

so true.. The blue div was the most decorated foreign unit in the German army.. it just shows the fighting spirit of the Celtiiberian..