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	The '''Blue Legion''', officially called ~~tbe~~ ''Legión Española de Voluntarios'', was created from 1,500 pro-European volunteers who remained behind at ~~tbe~~ [[Eastern Front (World War II)\|Eastern Front]], after most of ~~tbe~~ Spanish [[Blue Division]] had been repatriated in March 1944, because [[Francisco Franco]] had started negotiations with ~~tbe~~ [[Allies of World War II\|western Allies]]. It officially consisted of two battalions. It was later estimated that ~~tbe~~ legion grew to over 3,000 Spaniards. It was repatriated back to [[Spain]] by November 1944, but again, many remained to fight on ~~tbe~~ side of [[Germany]] until ~~tbe~~ end ([[8 May 1945]]).		The '''Blue Legion''', officially called the ''Legión Española de Voluntarios'', was created from 1,500 pro-European volunteers who remained behind at the [[Eastern Front (World War II)\|Eastern Front]], after most of the Spanish [[Blue Division]] had been repatriated in March 1944, because [[Francisco Franco]] had started negotiations with the [[Allies of World War II\|western Allies]]. It officially consisted of two battalions. It was later estimated that the legion grew to over 3,000 Spaniards. It was repatriated back to [[Spain]] by November 1944, but again, many remained to fight on the side of [[Germany]] until the end ([[8 May 1945]]).

	They were designated by ~~tbe~~ wearing of a yellow '''ESPAÑA''' and a red/yellow/red horizontally striped shield worn on ~~tbe~~ upper right arm, and a helmet [[decal]].		They were designated by the wearing of a yellow '''ESPAÑA''' and a red/yellow/red horizontally striped shield worn on the upper right arm, and a helmet [[decal]].

	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[Foreign volunteers in ~~tbe~~ German Army (WWII)]]		* [[Foreign volunteers in the German Army (WWII)]]

	== External links ==		== External links ==
	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20220321194907/https://www.axishistory.com/books/153-germany-heer/heer-other-units/4535-spanische-legion Spanische Legion (Blue Legion) on ~~tbe~~ Axis History Factbook]		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20220321194907/https://www.axishistory.com/books/153-germany-heer/heer-other-units/4535-spanische-legion Spanische Legion (Blue Legion) on the Axis History Factbook]

	[[Category:Spain]]		[[Category:Spain]]
	[[Category:WWAC]]		[[Category:WWAC]]
	[[Category:Wehrmacht]]		[[Category:Wehrmacht]]

Bacchus: Text replacement - " the " to " tbe "

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	The '''Blue Legion''', officially called ~~the~~ ''Legión Española de Voluntarios'', was created from 1,500 pro-European volunteers who remained behind at ~~the~~ [[Eastern Front (World War II)\|Eastern Front]], after most of ~~the~~ Spanish [[Blue Division]] had been repatriated in March 1944, because [[Francisco Franco]] had started negotiations with ~~the~~ [[Allies of World War II\|western Allies]]. It officially consisted of two battalions. It was later estimated that ~~the~~ legion grew to over 3,000 Spaniards. It was repatriated back to [[Spain]] by November 1944, but again, many remained to fight on ~~the~~ side of [[Germany]] until ~~the~~ end ([[8 May 1945]]).		The '''Blue Legion''', officially called tbe ''Legión Española de Voluntarios'', was created from 1,500 pro-European volunteers who remained behind at tbe [[Eastern Front (World War II)\|Eastern Front]], after most of tbe Spanish [[Blue Division]] had been repatriated in March 1944, because [[Francisco Franco]] had started negotiations with tbe [[Allies of World War II\|western Allies]]. It officially consisted of two battalions. It was later estimated that tbe legion grew to over 3,000 Spaniards. It was repatriated back to [[Spain]] by November 1944, but again, many remained to fight on tbe side of [[Germany]] until tbe end ([[8 May 1945]]).

	They were designated by ~~the~~ wearing of a yellow '''ESPAÑA''' and a red/yellow/red horizontally striped shield worn on ~~the~~ upper right arm, and a helmet [[decal]].		They were designated by tbe wearing of a yellow '''ESPAÑA''' and a red/yellow/red horizontally striped shield worn on tbe upper right arm, and a helmet [[decal]].

	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[Foreign volunteers in ~~the~~ German Army (WWII)]]		* [[Foreign volunteers in tbe German Army (WWII)]]

	== External links ==		== External links ==
	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20220321194907/https://www.axishistory.com/books/153-germany-heer/heer-other-units/4535-spanische-legion Spanische Legion (Blue Legion) on ~~the~~ Axis History Factbook]		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20220321194907/https://www.axishistory.com/books/153-germany-heer/heer-other-units/4535-spanische-legion Spanische Legion (Blue Legion) on tbe Axis History Factbook]

	[[Category:Spain]]		[[Category:Spain]]
	[[Category:WWAC]]		[[Category:WWAC]]
	[[Category:Wehrmacht]]		[[Category:Wehrmacht]]

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The '''Blue Legion''', officially called the ''Legión Española de Voluntarios'', was created from 1,500 pro-European volunteers who remained behind at the [[Eastern Front (World War II)|Eastern Front]], after most of the Spanish [[Blue Division]] had been repatriated in March 1944, because [[Francisco Franco]] had started negotiations with the [[Allies of World War II|western Allies]]. It officially consisted of two battalions. It was later estimated that the legion grew to over 3,000 Spaniards. It was repatriated back to [[Spain]] by November 1944, but again, many remained to fight on the side of [[Germany]] until the end ([[8 May 1945]]).

They were designated by the wearing of a yellow '''ESPAÑA''' and a red/yellow/red horizontally striped shield worn on the upper right arm, and a helmet [[decal]].

==See also==
* [[Foreign volunteers in the German Army (WWII)]]

== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20220321194907/https://www.axishistory.com/books/153-germany-heer/heer-other-units/4535-spanische-legion Spanische Legion (Blue Legion) on the Axis History Factbook]

[[Category:Spain]]
[[Category:World War II]]
[[Category:Wehrmacht]]
[[Category:Legion]]
[[de:Blaue Division#Auflösung und Gründung der Blauen Legion]]