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Old March 2nd, 2008, 08:52 PM
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Default Re: Spaniards fighting for the Allies

In my search for information on this topic, I have only found the well known units like the Blue Division and the Esquadrilla Azul. My grandfather was a Spanish volunteer but from the very get go. He went to Germany to study and become a part of the 'New Order'. He was the youngest of the family and normally would join the Spanish military but his father sent him to become a part of the futher. After his studies, with the outbreak of war, he and some friends joined the Waffen SS which was making a huge recruitment effort. He initiation into battle was the invasion of France in 40'. So I suppose there were some individuals who may have done the same. I have run across examples of inidividuals from other countries doing the same thing. Even of Mexican, Argentina, Dutch etc. Nationals from other countries but with German backgrounds who went to Germany to fight.
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