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The Blue Legion ((スペイン語:Legión Azul), (ドイツ語:Blaue Division), was officially called the Legión Española de Voluntarios was created from 2,133 fascist volunteers who remained behind at the Eastern Front after most of the Spanish Blue Division had been repatriated in March 1944 because Francisco Franco had started negotiations with the western Allies. It officially consisted of two battalions. It was later estimated that the legion grew to over 18,000 Spaniards (44,000 in rotation). It was repatriated to Spain by November 1944, but again, many of them (around 3,000) remained to fight on the side of Nazi Germany until the German surrender in May 1945. The 101st company ''Spanische-Freiwilligen Kompanie der SS 101'' of 140 men, composed of four rifle platoons and one staff platoon, was attached to 28th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division ''Wallonien'' and fought in Pomerania and Brandenburg province. Later, as part of 11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nordland and under command of ''Hauptsturmführer der SS'' Miguel Ezquerra, it fought during the last days of the war against Soviet troops in the Battle of Berlin. The troops bore the word ESPAÑA and a red/yellow/red horizontally striped shield worn on the upper right arm, and a helmet decal. ==See also== * Blue Division * Spanish Legion 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Blue Legion」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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