The Blue Division (Spanish: División Azul, German: Blaue Division), officially designated as División Española de Voluntarios by the Spanish Army and as 250. Infanterie-Division in the German Army, was a unit of Spanish volunteers who served in the German Army on the Eastern Front during the Second World War. Blue Division casualties throughout the Soviet-German conflict totaled 22,700 (3,934 battle deaths, 570 disease deaths, 326 missing or captured, 8,466 wounded, 7,800 sick, and 1,600 frostbitten).In action against the Blue Division, the Red Army suffered 49,300 casualties.
Active years end year
1941
Battle
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Military unit size
18,000 men (1941)
45,000 men (total, 1941–44)
Notable commander
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Type
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