Hitler''s Spanish Legion - The Blue Division in Russia in Wwii

Classic story of the 47,000 Spaniards who fought for the Third Reich in World War II.

About the author

Gerald R. Kleinfeld holds a doctorate in history from New York University and is professor emeritus at Arizona State. He lives in Tucson, Arizona. Lewis A. Tambs earned a doctorate in history from the University of California and is also professor emeritus at Arizona State. He lives in Tempe, Arizona.

Summary

For nearly three years, August 1941 to March 1944, 47,000 Spanish soldiers served under German command on the Russian front, two of those years con tinuously in the line in the siege of Leningrad. There were 22,000 casu alties, of which 4,500 were killed in ac tion or died of wounds, disease, or frost bite.

Product details

• Authors: Gerald R Kleinfeld, Gerald R. Kleinfeld, Gerald R. Tambs Kleinfeld, Gerard R. Kleinfeld, Gerard R Kleinfeld & Lewis Tambs, Lewis Tambs, Lewis A. Tambs
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2014
• EAN: 9780811713917
• ISBN: 978-0-8117-1391-7
• No. of pages: 432
• Series: Stackpole Military History Series; Stackpole Military History; Stackpole Military History Series; Stackpole Military History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration