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class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>After the war</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-After_the_war-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Portuguese_volunteers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Portuguese_volunteers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Portuguese volunteers</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Portuguese_volunteers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-War_cemetery" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#War_cemetery"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>War cemetery</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-War_cemetery-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-References-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle References subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Bibliography" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bibliography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.1</span> <span>Bibliography</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Bibliography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Further_reading" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Further_reading"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Further reading</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Further_reading-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" 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interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divisi%C3%B3n_Azul" title="División Azul – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="División Azul" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavi_Diviziya" title="Mavi Diviziya – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Mavi Diviziya" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A2m-sek_Su-tho%C3%A2n" title="Lâm-sek Su-thoân – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Lâm-sek Su-thoân" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%96%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%B4%D1%8B%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%B7%D1%96%D1%8F" title="Блакітная дывізія – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Блакітная дывізія" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%96%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%B4%D1%8B%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%B7%D1%96%D1%8F" title="Блакітная дывізія – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Блакітная дывізія" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%8F_%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Синя дивизия – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Синя дивизия" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divisi%C3%B3_Azul" title="Divisió Azul – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Divisió Azul" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modr%C3%A1_divize" title="Modrá divize – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Modrá divize" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaue_Division" title="Blaue Division – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Blaue Division" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CF%85%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%AE_%CE%9C%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%81%CF%87%CE%AF%CE%B1" title="Κυανή Μεραρχία – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Κυανή Μεραρχία" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divisi%C3%B3n_Azul" title="División Azul – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="División Azul" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blua_divizio" title="Blua divizio – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Blua divizio" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dibisio_Urdina" title="Dibisio Urdina – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Dibisio Urdina" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D8%B4%DA%A9%D8%B1_%D8%A2%D8%A8%DB%8C" title="لشکر آبی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="لشکر آبی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_Bleue_(Seconde_Guerre_mondiale)" title="Division Bleue (Seconde Guerre mondiale) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Division Bleue (Seconde Guerre mondiale)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divisi%C3%B3n_Azul" title="División Azul – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="División Azul" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%BF%D5%A1%D5%BA%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B5%D5%BF_%D5%A4%D5%AB%D5%BE%D5%AB%D5%A6%D5%AB%D5%A1" title="Կապույտ դիվիզիա – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Կապույտ դիվիզիա" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/250._Infanterie-Division" title="250. Infanterie-Division – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="250. Infanterie-Division" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%93%D7%99%D7%95%D7%95%D7%99%D7%96%D7%99%D7%94_%D7%94%D7%9B%D7%97%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%94" title="הדיוויזיה הכחולה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="הדיוויזיה הכחולה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%AA%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1%E1%83%A4%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98_%E1%83%93%E1%83%98%E1%83%95%E1%83%98%E1%83%96%E1%83%98%E1%83%90" title="ცისფერი დივიზია – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ცისფერი დივიზია" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zil%C4%81_div%C4%ABzija" title="Zilā divīzija – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Zilā divīzija" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lfn mw-list-item"><a href="https://lfn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divide_Blu" title="Divide Blu – Lingua Franca Nova" lang="lfn" hreflang="lfn" data-title="Divide Blu" data-language-autonym="Lingua Franca Nova" data-language-local-name="Lingua Franca Nova" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lingua Franca Nova</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A9k_Hadoszt%C3%A1ly" title="Kék Hadosztály – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Kék Hadosztály" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divisyen_Biru" title="Divisyen Biru – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Divisyen Biru" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blauwe_divisie" title="Blauwe divisie – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Blauwe divisie" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%9D%92%E5%B8%AB%E5%9B%A3" title="青師団 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="青師団" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Den_bl%C3%A5_divisjon" title="Den blå divisjon – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Den blå divisjon" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C5%82%C4%99kitna_Dywizja" title="Błękitna Dywizja – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Błękitna Dywizja" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divis%C3%A3o_Azul" title="Divisão Azul – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Divisão Azul" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divizia_Albastr%C4%83_Spaniol%C4%83" title="Divizia Albastră Spaniolă – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Divizia Albastră Spaniolă" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Голубая дивизия – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Голубая дивизия" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link 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style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">250th Infantry Division ("Blue Division")</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">250.ª División de Infantería ("División Azul")</i></span><br /><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">250. 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href="/wiki/Symbols_of_Francoism" title="Symbols of Francoism">Francoist symbols</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Active</th><td class="infobox-data">24 June 1941<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1941-06-24</span>)</span> – 10 October 1943<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1943-10-10</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span data-sort-value="Spain"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Spain_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" 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class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Nickname(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">Blue Division</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Engagements</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1116488514">.mw-parser-output .treeview ul{padding:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .treeview li{padding:0;margin:0;list-style-type:none;list-style-image:none}.mw-parser-output .treeview li li{background:url("https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Treeview-grey-line.png")no-repeat 0 -2981px;padding-left:21px;text-indent:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .treeview li li:last-child{background-position:0 -5971px}.mw-parser-output .treeview li.emptyline>ul>.mw-empty-elt:first-child+.emptyline,.mw-parser-output .treeview li.emptyline>ul>li:first-child{background-position:0 9px}</style><div class="treeview"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Front_(World_War_II)" title="Eastern Front (World War II)">Eastern Front</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Leningrad" title="Siege of Leningrad">Siege of Leningrad</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Krasny_Bor" title="Battle of Krasny Bor">Battle of Krasny Bor</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Commanders</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Notable<br />commanders</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Agust%C3%ADn_Mu%C3%B1oz_Grandes" title="Agustín Muñoz Grandes">Agustín Muñoz Grandes</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Emilio_Esteban_Infantes" title="Emilio Esteban Infantes">Emilio Esteban Infantes</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p>The <b>250th Infantry Division</b> (<a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>: <i lang="de"><b>250. Infanterie-Division</b></i>), better known as the <b>Blue Division</b> (<a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a>: <i lang="es">División Azul</i>, <a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>: <i lang="de">Blaue Division</i>), was a unit of volunteers from <a href="/wiki/Francoist_Spain" title="Francoist Spain">Francoist Spain</a> operating from 1941 to 1943 within the <a href="/wiki/German_Army_(1935%E2%80%931945)" title="German Army (1935–1945)">German Army</a> (<span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Heer</i></span>) on the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Front_(World_War_II)" title="Eastern Front (World War II)">Eastern Front</a> during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. It was officially designated the <b>Spanish Volunteer Division</b> (<span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">División Española de Voluntarios</i></span>) by the <a href="/wiki/Francoist_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Francoist Army">Spanish Army</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Francisco_Franco" title="Francisco Franco">Francisco Franco</a> had secured power in Spain after the <a href="/wiki/Nationalist_faction_(Spanish_Civil_War)" title="Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War)">Nationalist</a> victory in the <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Civil_War" title="Spanish Civil War">Spanish Civil War</a> (1936–1939), during which the Nationalists received support from <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Nazi Germany</a>. Franco's authoritarian regime remained officially <a href="/wiki/Non-belligerent" title="Non-belligerent">non-belligerent</a> in World War II but sympathised with the <a href="/wiki/Axis_powers" title="Axis powers">Axis powers</a>. After lobbying by the Spanish Foreign Minister <a href="/wiki/Ram%C3%B3n_Serrano_Su%C3%B1er" title="Ramón Serrano Suñer">Ramón Serrano Suñer</a> and by senior figures within the Spanish Army following the 22 June 1941 launch of <a href="/wiki/Operation_Barbarossa" title="Operation Barbarossa">Operation Barbarossa</a>, Franco agreed that Spanish people would be permitted to enlist privately in the German Army and undertook to provide tacit support. An <a href="/wiki/Infantry_division" class="mw-redirect" title="Infantry division">infantry division</a> was raised from <a href="/wiki/FET_y_de_las_JONS" title="FET y de las JONS">Falangist</a> and Spanish Army cadres and was sent for training in Germany. The unit fought on the Eastern Front and notably participated in the 1941–1944 <a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Leningrad" title="Siege of Leningrad">siege of Leningrad</a>, but was withdrawn from the Front after <a href="/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II" title="Allies of World War II">Allied</a> pressure in October 1943 and returned to Spain soon afterwards. Several thousand non-returners were incorporated into the 121st Infantry Division, the short-lived <a href="/wiki/Blue_Legion" title="Blue Legion">Blue Legion</a>, and eventually into the <a href="/wiki/Waffen-SS" title="Waffen-SS">Waffen-SS</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blue_Division&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Francisco_Franco" title="Francisco Franco">Francisco Franco</a> took power at the head of a coalition of <a href="/wiki/Nationalist_faction_(Spanish_Civil_War)" title="Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War)">fascist, monarchist, and conservative political factions</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Civil_War" title="Spanish Civil War">Spanish Civil War</a> (1936–1939) against the <a href="/wiki/Republican_faction_(Spanish_Civil_War)" title="Republican faction (Spanish Civil War)">left-leaning Spanish government</a> supported by <a href="/wiki/Communism" title="Communism">communist</a> and <a href="/wiki/Anarchism" title="Anarchism">anarchist</a> factions. More than 300,000 people were killed, and lasting damage was done to the country's economy.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMoreno_Juliá2018195_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMoreno_Juliá2018195-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Franco had been supported <a href="/wiki/German_involvement_in_the_Spanish_Civil_War" title="German involvement in the Spanish Civil War">by Nazi Germany</a> and <a href="/wiki/Italian_military_intervention_in_Spain" title="Italian military intervention in Spain">Fascist Italy</a> during the Civil War and Franco sympathised with many aspects of fascist ideology, especially its <a href="/wiki/Anti-communism" title="Anti-communism">anti-communism</a>. On the other side, the republican army had been supported by <a href="/wiki/International_response_to_the_Spanish_Civil_War#Soviet_Union" title="International response to the Spanish Civil War">Soviet aid</a>. Franco ensured that Spain was <a href="/wiki/Political_neutrality" class="mw-redirect" title="Political neutrality">neutral</a> at the start of <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> but seriously contemplated joining the conflict as a German ally in the aftermath of the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_France" title="Battle of France">Fall of France</a> in 1940.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMoreno_Juliá2018195_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMoreno_Juliá2018195-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He <a href="/wiki/Meeting_at_Hendaye" title="Meeting at Hendaye">met Adolf Hitler on 23–24 October 1940</a> at <a href="/wiki/Hendaye" title="Hendaye">Hendaye</a> but was unable to gain promises that Spain would gain <a href="/wiki/French_North_Africa" title="French North Africa">colonial territories from France in North Africa</a>. Hitler feared delegitimizing the new <a href="/wiki/Vichy_France" title="Vichy France">Vichy regime</a> in France.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMoreno_Juliá2018196_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMoreno_Juliá2018196-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ultimately, Spain remained neutral. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Formation">Formation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blue_Division&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Formation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Spanish_soldiers_learning_to_handle_a_machine_gun.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Spanish_soldiers_learning_to_handle_a_machine_gun.jpg/220px-Spanish_soldiers_learning_to_handle_a_machine_gun.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="276" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Spanish_soldiers_learning_to_handle_a_machine_gun.jpg/330px-Spanish_soldiers_learning_to_handle_a_machine_gun.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Spanish_soldiers_learning_to_handle_a_machine_gun.jpg/440px-Spanish_soldiers_learning_to_handle_a_machine_gun.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1321" data-file-height="1656" /></a><figcaption>Blue Division soldiers manning a gun during training in 1941</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Operation_Barbarossa" title="Operation Barbarossa">German invasion of the Soviet Union</a> led to renewed interest in participating in what Spanish officials saw as an "anti-communist crusade". Within hours of the invasion on 22 June 1941, Foreign Minister <a href="/wiki/Ram%C3%B3n_Serrano_Su%C3%B1er" title="Ramón Serrano Suñer">Ramón Serrano Suñer</a> first proposed to Franco the idea of a Spanish contribution,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMoreno_Juliá2018197–198_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMoreno_Juliá2018197–198-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> publicly declaring <a href="/wiki/Rusia_es_culpable" class="mw-redirect" title="Rusia es culpable">the Soviet Union guilty of the Spanish Civil War</a>. Senior officers of the <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Army" title="Spanish Army">Spanish Army</a> supported the proposal. Franco soon agreed to the proposal, directing that the Spanish Army should unofficially co-ordinate the formation of the unit. Although disappointed that Spain had not <a href="/wiki/Declaration_of_war" title="Declaration of war">declared war</a> on the Soviet Union, the German regime accepted the Spanish offer on 24 June 1941.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMoreno_Juliá2018198–199_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMoreno_Juliá2018198–199-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Franco struggled to balance the demands of Spanish Army and <a href="/wiki/FET_y_de_las_JONS" title="FET y de las JONS">Falangist factions</a>, both of which attempted to influence the new unit, himself siding with the former. </p><p>Recruitment began on 27 June 1941 and 18,373 men had volunteered by 2 July 1941 from within the Spanish Army and Falangist movement.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMoreno_Juliá2018201–202_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMoreno_Juliá2018201–202-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fifty per cent of officers and <a href="/wiki/Non-commissioned_officers" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-commissioned officers">NCOs</a> were professional soldiers given leave from the Spanish Army, including many veterans of the Spanish Civil War.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The division was made up mainly of Falangist volunteers and almost a fifth of early volunteers were students.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> General <a href="/wiki/Agust%C3%ADn_Mu%C3%B1oz_Grandes" title="Agustín Muñoz Grandes">Agustín Muñoz Grandes</a> was assigned to lead the volunteers. Because the soldiers could not use official Spanish Army uniforms, they adopted a symbolic uniform comprising the red <a href="/wiki/Beret" title="Beret">berets</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Carlism" title="Carlism">Carlists</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Khaki" title="Khaki">khaki</a> trousers of the <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Legion" title="Spanish Legion">Spanish Legion</a>, and the blue shirts of the Falangists—hence the nickname "Blue Division." This uniform was used only while on leave in Spain; in the field, soldiers wore the German Army <a href="/wiki/Feldgrau" title="Feldgrau">field grey uniform</a> (<span title="German-language text"><i lang="de-DE">Feldgrau</i></span>) with a shield on the upper right sleeve bearing the word "<span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es-ES">España</i></span>" and the <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Spain" title="Flag of Spain">Nationalist Spanish national colours</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operational_history">Operational history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blue_Division&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Operational history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Organization_and_training">Organization and training</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blue_Division&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Organization and training"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Divisi%C3%B3n_Azul._Primer_Viaje_Tren._Verano_1941.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Divisi%C3%B3n_Azul._Primer_Viaje_Tren._Verano_1941.png/220px-Divisi%C3%B3n_Azul._Primer_Viaje_Tren._Verano_1941.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="191" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Divisi%C3%B3n_Azul._Primer_Viaje_Tren._Verano_1941.png/330px-Divisi%C3%B3n_Azul._Primer_Viaje_Tren._Verano_1941.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Divisi%C3%B3n_Azul._Primer_Viaje_Tren._Verano_1941.png/440px-Divisi%C3%B3n_Azul._Primer_Viaje_Tren._Verano_1941.png 2x" data-file-width="1140" data-file-height="988" /></a><figcaption>The train trip from Madrid to Grafenwöhr</figcaption></figure> <p>On 13 July 1941 the first train left <a href="/wiki/Madrid" title="Madrid">Madrid</a> for <a href="/wiki/Grafenw%C3%B6hr" title="Grafenwöhr">Grafenwöhr</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bavaria" title="Bavaria">Bavaria</a> for a further five weeks of training. There they became the German Army's 250th Infantry Division and were initially divided into four <a href="/wiki/Infantry" title="Infantry">infantry</a> <a href="/wiki/Regiment" title="Regiment">regiments</a>, as in a standard Spanish <a href="/wiki/Division_(military)" title="Division (military)">division</a>. To aid their integration into the German supply system, they soon adopted the standard German model of three regiments. One of the original regiments was dispersed amongst the others, which were then named after three of the Spanish cities that volunteers largely originated from—Madrid, <a href="/wiki/Valencia" title="Valencia">Valencia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Seville" title="Seville">Seville</a>. Each regiment had three <a href="/wiki/Battalion" title="Battalion">battalions</a> (of four <a href="/wiki/Company_(military_unit)" title="Company (military unit)"> companies</a> each) and two <a href="/wiki/Weapon" title="Weapon">weapons</a> companies, supported by an <a href="/wiki/Artillery" title="Artillery">artillery</a> regiment of four battalions (of three <a href="/wiki/Artillery_battery" title="Artillery battery">batteries</a> each). There were enough men left over to create an assault battalion, mainly armed with <a href="/wiki/Submachine_gun" title="Submachine gun">submachine guns</a>. Later, due to casualties, this unit was disbanded. Aviator volunteers formed a <a href="/wiki/Blue_Squadron" title="Blue Squadron">Blue Squadron</a> (<i>Escuadrillas Azules</i>) which, using <a href="/wiki/Messerschmitt_Bf_109" title="Messerschmitt Bf 109">Messerschmitt Bf 109s</a> and <a href="/wiki/Focke-Wulf_Fw_190" title="Focke-Wulf Fw 190">Focke-Wulf Fw 190s</a>, claimed to have shot down 156 Soviet aircraft. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Eastern_Front">Eastern Front</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blue_Division&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Eastern Front"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:FOTOGRAF%C3%8DA_DEL_EJERCICIO_T%C3%81CTICO_EN_EL_FRENTE_DE_LENINGRADO.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/FOTOGRAF%C3%8DA_DEL_EJERCICIO_T%C3%81CTICO_EN_EL_FRENTE_DE_LENINGRADO.jpg/220px-FOTOGRAF%C3%8DA_DEL_EJERCICIO_T%C3%81CTICO_EN_EL_FRENTE_DE_LENINGRADO.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/FOTOGRAF%C3%8DA_DEL_EJERCICIO_T%C3%81CTICO_EN_EL_FRENTE_DE_LENINGRADO.jpg/330px-FOTOGRAF%C3%8DA_DEL_EJERCICIO_T%C3%81CTICO_EN_EL_FRENTE_DE_LENINGRADO.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/FOTOGRAF%C3%8DA_DEL_EJERCICIO_T%C3%81CTICO_EN_EL_FRENTE_DE_LENINGRADO.jpg/440px-FOTOGRAF%C3%8DA_DEL_EJERCICIO_T%C3%81CTICO_EN_EL_FRENTE_DE_LENINGRADO.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2710" data-file-height="1855" /></a><figcaption>Division's soldiers at the <a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Leningrad" title="Siege of Leningrad">siege of Leningrad</a> in 1943</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Soldiers_of_the_Spanish_Blue_Division.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Soldiers_of_the_Spanish_Blue_Division.jpg/220px-Soldiers_of_the_Spanish_Blue_Division.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="380" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Soldiers_of_the_Spanish_Blue_Division.jpg/330px-Soldiers_of_the_Spanish_Blue_Division.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Soldiers_of_the_Spanish_Blue_Division.jpg/440px-Soldiers_of_the_Spanish_Blue_Division.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1431" data-file-height="2471" /></a><figcaption>Soldiers of the Blue Division in skis in 1942 near the <a href="/wiki/Volkhov_(river)" title="Volkhov (river)">Volkhov</a></figcaption></figure> <p>On 31 July, after taking the <a href="/wiki/Hitler_Oath" title="Hitler Oath">Hitler Oath</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Blue Division was formally incorporated into the German Wehrmacht as the 250th Division.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was initially assigned to <a href="/wiki/Army_Group_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Army Group Center">Army Group Center</a>, the force advancing towards <a href="/wiki/Moscow" title="Moscow">Moscow</a>. The division was transported by train to <a href="/wiki/Suwa%C5%82ki" title="Suwałki">Suwałki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a> (August 28), from where it had to continue by foot on a 900-kilometre (560 mi) march. It was scheduled to travel through <a href="/wiki/Grodno" title="Grodno">Grodno</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Lida" title="Lida">Lida</a> in Belarus, <a href="/wiki/Vilnius" title="Vilnius">Vilnius</a> (<a href="/wiki/Lithuania" title="Lithuania">Lithuania</a>), and <a href="/wiki/Maladzyechna" title="Maladzyechna">Maladzyechna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minsk" title="Minsk">Minsk</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Orsha" title="Orsha">Orsha</a> in Belarus to <a href="/wiki/Smolensk" title="Smolensk">Smolensk</a>, and from there to the Moscow front. While marching towards the Smolensk front on September 26, the Spanish volunteers were rerouted from <a href="/wiki/Vitebsk" title="Vitebsk">Vitebsk</a> and reassigned to <a href="/wiki/Army_Group_North" title="Army Group North">Army Group North</a> (the force closing on <a href="/wiki/Saint_Petersburg" title="Saint Petersburg">Leningrad</a>), becoming part of the German <a href="/wiki/16th_Army_(Wehrmacht)" title="16th Army (Wehrmacht)">16th Army</a>. The Blue Division was first deployed on the <a href="/wiki/Volkhov_(river)" title="Volkhov (river)">Volkhov</a> River front, with its headquarters in <a href="/wiki/Grigorovo,_Novgorod_Oblast" title="Grigorovo, Novgorod Oblast">Grigorovo</a>, on the outskirts of <a href="/wiki/Novgorod" class="mw-redirect" title="Novgorod">Novgorod</a>. It was in charge of a 50-kilometre (31 mi) section of the front north and south of Novgorod, along the banks of the Volkhov River and <a href="/wiki/Lake_Ilmen" title="Lake Ilmen">Lake Ilmen</a>. </p><p>The division's soldiers used the <a href="/wiki/Iconostasis" title="Iconostasis">iconostasis</a> of the Church of Saint Theodore Stratelates on the Brook for firewood. The iconostases of the <a href="/wiki/Cathedral_of_St._Sophia,_Novgorod" class="mw-redirect" title="Cathedral of St. Sophia, Novgorod">Cathedral of St. Sophia</a>, Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Kozhevniki, and the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God in the <a href="/wiki/Antoniev_Monastery" title="Antoniev Monastery">Antoniev Monastery</a> were taken to Germany at the end of 1943.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to the museum curator in the <a href="/wiki/Church_of_the_Transfiguration_on_Ilyina_Street" title="Church of the Transfiguration on Ilyina Street">Church of the Transfiguration on Ilyina Street</a>, the division used the high cupola as a machine-gun nest. As a result, much of the building was seriously damaged, including many of the medieval icons by <a href="/wiki/Theophanes_the_Greek" title="Theophanes the Greek">Theophanes the Greek</a>. Vladimir Kovalevskii, one of the division's White Russian emigre interpreters, left a particularly acerbic memoir account describing the low discipline and the crimes committed by the Spanish volunteers.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 1942, the Blue Division was transferred north to the southeastern flank of the <a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Leningrad" title="Siege of Leningrad">siege of Leningrad</a>, just south of the <a href="/wiki/Neva" title="Neva">Neva</a> River near <a href="/wiki/Pushkin,_Saint_Petersburg" title="Pushkin, Saint Petersburg">Pushkin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kolpino" title="Kolpino">Kolpino</a> and <a href="/wiki/Krasny_Bor,_Tosnensky_District,_Leningrad_Oblast" title="Krasny Bor, Tosnensky District, Leningrad Oblast">Krasny Bor</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Izhora" title="Izhora">Izhora</a> River area. After the collapse of the German southern front following the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Stalingrad" title="Battle of Stalingrad">Battle of Stalingrad</a>, more German troops were deployed southwards. By this time, General <a href="/wiki/Emilio_Esteban_Infantes" title="Emilio Esteban Infantes">Emilio Esteban Infantes</a> had taken command. The Blue Division faced a major Soviet attempt to break the siege of Leningrad in February 1943, when the Soviet <a href="/wiki/55th_Army_(Soviet_Union)" title="55th Army (Soviet Union)">55th Army</a>, reinvigorated after the victory at Stalingrad, attacked the Spanish positions at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Krasny_Bor" title="Battle of Krasny Bor">Battle of Krasny Bor</a>, near the main Moscow-Leningrad road. Despite very heavy casualties, the Spaniards were able to hold their ground against a Soviet force seven times larger and supported by tanks. The assault was contained and the siege of Leningrad was maintained for a further year. The division remained on the Leningrad front where it continued to suffer heavy casualties due to weather and to enemy action.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Blue Division was the only component of the German Army to be awarded <a href="/wiki/Blue_Division_Medal_(Germany)" title="Blue Division Medal (Germany)">a medal of its own</a>, commissioned by Hitler in January 1944 after the Division had demonstrated its effectiveness in impeding the advance of the <a href="/wiki/Red_Army" title="Red Army">Red Army</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hitler referred to the division as "equal to the best German ones". During his <a href="/wiki/Hitler%27s_Table_Talk" title="Hitler's Table Talk">table talks</a>, he said: "...the Spaniards have never yielded an inch of ground. One can't imagine more fearless fellows. They scarcely take cover. They flout death. I know, in any case, that our men are always glad to have Spaniards as neighbours in their sector".<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Disbandment_and_the_Blue_Legion">Disbandment and the Blue Legion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blue_Division&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Disbandment and the Blue Legion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Eventually, the <a href="/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II" title="Allies of World War II">Allies</a> and many Spaniards began to press Franco to withdraw troops from the <a href="/wiki/Quasi_alliance" class="mw-redirect" title="Quasi alliance">quasi alliance</a> with Germany. Franco initiated negotiations in the spring of 1943 and gave an order to withdraw on October 10. Some Spanish volunteers refused to return. On 3 November 1943 the Spanish government ordered all troops to return to Spain. In the end, the total of "non-returners" was close to 3,000 men, mostly <a href="/wiki/FET_y_de_las_JONS" title="FET y de las JONS">Falangists</a>. Spaniards also joined other German units, and fresh volunteers slipped across the Spanish border near <a href="/wiki/Lourdes" title="Lourdes">Lourdes</a> in <a href="/wiki/Occupied_France" class="mw-redirect" title="Occupied France">occupied France</a>. The new pro-German Spanish units were collectively called the <i>Legión Azul</i> ("<a href="/wiki/Blue_Legion" title="Blue Legion">Blue Legion</a>"). </p><p>Spaniards initially remained part of the 121st Infantry Division, but even this meagre force was ordered to return home in March 1944, and was transported back to Spain on March 21. The rest of the volunteers were absorbed into German units. <a href="/wiki/Platoon" title="Platoon">Platoons</a> of Spaniards served in the <a href="/wiki/3rd_Mountain_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="3rd Mountain Division (Wehrmacht)">3rd Mountain Division</a> and the 357th Infantry Division. One unit was sent to <a href="/wiki/Latvia" title="Latvia">Latvia</a>. Two companies joined the <a href="/wiki/Brandenburger_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="Brandenburger Regiment">Brandenburger Regiment</a> and German <a href="/wiki/121st_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="121st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">121st Division</a> in <a href="/wiki/Nazi_security_warfare" class="mw-redirect" title="Nazi security warfare">Nazi security warfare</a> in <a href="/wiki/Yugoslavia" title="Yugoslavia">Yugoslavia</a>. The 101st Company (<i>Spanische-Freiwilligen Kompanie der SS 101</i>, "Spanish Volunteer Company of the SS Number 101") of 140 men, made up of four rifle platoons and one staff platoon, was attached to <a href="/wiki/28th_SS_Volunteer_Grenadier_Division_Wallonien" class="mw-redirect" title="28th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division Wallonien">28th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division Wallonien</a>. </p><p>Through rotation, as many as 45,000 Spanish soldiers served on the Eastern Front.<sup id="cite_ref-Clodfelter_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clodfelter-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The casualties of the Blue Division and its successors included 4,954 men killed and 8,700 wounded. Another 372 members of the Blue Division, the Blue Legion, or volunteers of the <i>Spanische-Freiwilligen Kompanie der SS 101</i> were taken prisoner by the Red Army; 286 of these men remained in captivity until 2 April 1954, when they returned to Spain aboard the ship <i>Semiramis</i>, supplied by the <a href="/wiki/International_Red_Cross" class="mw-redirect" title="International Red Cross">International Red Cross</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WAIS_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WAIS-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In action against the Red Army, the Blue Division suffered 22,700 casualties, while inflicting 49,300 casualties.<sup id="cite_ref-Clodfelter_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clodfelter-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cementerio_de_la_Almudena_04jul07_09.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Cementerio_de_la_Almudena_04jul07_09.JPG/170px-Cementerio_de_la_Almudena_04jul07_09.JPG" decoding="async" width="170" height="238" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Cementerio_de_la_Almudena_04jul07_09.JPG/255px-Cementerio_de_la_Almudena_04jul07_09.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Cementerio_de_la_Almudena_04jul07_09.JPG/340px-Cementerio_de_la_Almudena_04jul07_09.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1440" data-file-height="2016" /></a><figcaption>Vault of the Blue Division, in La Almudena cemetery, Madrid</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="After_the_war">After the war</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blue_Division&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: After the war"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Hundreds of Blue Division prisoners of war were held by the Soviet authorities. While most prisoners from other nations would be repatriated after the war, Francoist Spain and the Soviet Union <a href="/wiki/Russia%E2%80%93Spain_relations#Soviet_period" title="Russia–Spain relations">did not have diplomatic relations</a>. Soviet camps held together staunch anti-Communist prisoners, those who collaborated with the Soviets either by their previous hidden ideology or after captivity and even those Republican sailors whose Spanish ships had been requisitioned after the <a href="/wiki/Final_offensive_of_the_Spanish_Civil_War" title="Final offensive of the Spanish Civil War">fall of the Republic</a>. In 1954, after the <a href="/wiki/Death_and_state_funeral_of_Joseph_Stalin" title="Death and state funeral of Joseph Stalin">death of Stalin</a>, the <a href="/wiki/French_Red_Cross" title="French Red Cross">French Red Cross</a> arranged the ship <a href="/w/index.php?title=Semiramis_(ship)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Semiramis (ship) (page does not exist)"><i>Semiramis</i></a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semiramis" class="extiw" title="es:Semiramis">es</a>]</span> to bring those prisoners who desired repatriation to Barcelona. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Portuguese_volunteers">Portuguese volunteers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blue_Division&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Portuguese volunteers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Like Spain, <a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a> under the <a href="/wiki/Estado_Novo_(Portugal)" title="Estado Novo (Portugal)">Salazar regime</a> remained neutral during World War II in agreement with the United Kingdom in accordance to the <a href="/wiki/Anglo-Portuguese_Treaty_of_1373" title="Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of 1373">Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of 1373</a> and more openly sympathized with <a href="/wiki/Allies_(World_War_II)" class="mw-redirect" title="Allies (World War II)">Western Allies</a>. There was some popular anti-communist sentiment, and 150 Portuguese volunteers served unofficially in the Blue Division. However, most had roots in Spain or had already fought on the Francoist side in the <a href="/wiki/Viriatos" title="Viriatos">Viriatos division</a> during the Spanish Civil War. The Portuguese served in Spanish units and had no separate national presence.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECaballero_Jurado2019_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECaballero_Jurado2019-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="War_cemetery">War cemetery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blue_Division&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: War cemetery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>1,900 soldiers of the Blue Division are buried in the war cemetery in <a href="/wiki/Veliky_Novgorod" title="Veliky Novgorod">Veliky Novgorod</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blue_Division&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Spain_in_World_War_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Spain in World War II">Spain in World War II</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blue_Division&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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"Spain". In Stahel, David (ed.). <i>Joining Hitler's Crusade: European Nations and the Invasion of the Soviet Union, 1941</i>. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 193–212. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-316-51034-6" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-316-51034-6"><bdi>978-1-316-51034-6</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Spain&rft.btitle=Joining+Hitler%27s+Crusade%3A+European+Nations+and+the+Invasion+of+the+Soviet+Union%2C+1941&rft.place=Cambridge&rft.pages=193-212&rft.pub=Cambridge+University+Press&rft.date=2018&rft.isbn=978-1-316-51034-6&rft.aulast=Moreno+Juli%C3%A1&rft.aufirst=Xavier&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABlue+Division" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blue_Division&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCaballero_Jurado2019" class="citation book cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source">Caballero Jurado, Carlos (2019). <i>La División Azul: Historia completa de los voluntarios españoles de Hitler. De 1941 a la actualidad</i> (in Spanish). Spain: La Esfera de los Libros. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-84-9164-606-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-84-9164-606-8"><bdi>978-84-9164-606-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=La+Divisi%C3%B3n+Azul%3A+Historia+completa+de+los+voluntarios+espa%C3%B1oles+de+Hitler.+De+1941+a+la+actualidad&rft.place=Spain&rft.pub=La+Esfera+de+los+Libros&rft.date=2019&rft.isbn=978-84-9164-606-8&rft.aulast=Caballero+Jurado&rft.aufirst=Carlos&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABlue+Division" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li>Bowen, Wayne H. (2005) <i>Spaniards and Nazi Germany: Collaboration in the New Order</i>. University of Missouri Press, 250 pages, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8262-1300-6" title="Special:BookSources/0-8262-1300-6">0-8262-1300-6</a>.</li> <li>Kleinfeld, Gerald R. and Lewis A. Tambs (1974) <i>Hitler's Spanish Legion: The Blue Division in Russia</i>. Southern Illinois University Press, 434 pages, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8093-0865-7" title="Special:BookSources/0-8093-0865-7">0-8093-0865-7</a>.</li> <li>Morales, Gustavo and Luis Togores "La División Azul: las fotografías de una historia". La Esfera de los Libros, Madrid, second edition.</li> <li>Moreno Juliá, Xavier (2005). <i>La División Azul: Sangre española en Rusia, 1941–1945</i>. Barcelona: Crític.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xos%C3%A9_Manoel_N%C3%BA%C3%B1ez_Seixas" title="Xosé Manoel Núñez Seixas">Núñez Seixas, Xosé M.</a> "Russia and the Russians in the Eyes of the Spanish Blue Division soldiers, 1941–4." <i>Journal of Contemporary History</i> 52.2 (2017): 352–374. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://epub.ub.uni-muenchen.de/53136/1/0022009416647118.pdf">online</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/RusiaNoEsCuestinDeUnDia">Rusia no es cuestión de un día...</a>. Juan Eugenio Blanco. Publicaciones Españolas. 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style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">1st – 99th</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="1st_–_9th" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1st – 9th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="1st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2nd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="2nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3rd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="3rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="4th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_J%C3%A4ger_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="5th Jäger Division (Wehrmacht)">5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/6th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="6th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="7th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/8th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="8th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="9th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">9</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">10th – 19th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/10th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="10th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/11th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="11th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/12th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="12th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/13th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="13th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/14th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="14th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/15th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="15th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/16th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="16th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/17th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="17th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/18th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="18th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/19th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="19th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">19</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">20th – 29th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/20th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="20th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/21st_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="21st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/22nd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="22nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/23rd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="23rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/24th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="24th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/25th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="25th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/26th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="26th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/27th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="27th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/28th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="28th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">28</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/29th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="29th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">29</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">30th – 39th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/30th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="30th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">30</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/31st_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="31st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/32nd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="32nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/33rd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="33rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/34th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="34th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/35th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="35th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/36th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="36th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">36</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/38th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="38th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/39th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="39th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">39</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">40th – 49th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/41st_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="41st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/44th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="44th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">44</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/45th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="45th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">45</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/46th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="46th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">46</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/47th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="47th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/48th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="48th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">48</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/49th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="49th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">49</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">50th – 59th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/50th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="50th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/52nd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="52nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/56th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="56th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">56</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/57th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="57th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">57</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/58th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="58th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">58</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/59th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="59th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">59</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">60th – 69th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/60th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="60th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">60</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/61st_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="61st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/62nd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="62nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">62</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/63rd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="63rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/64th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="64th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/65th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="65th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">65</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/68th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="68th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">68</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/69th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="69th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">69</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">70th – 79th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/70th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="70th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/71st_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="71st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">71</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/72nd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="72nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">72</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/73rd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="73rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">73</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/74th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="74th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">74</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/75th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="75th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">75</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/76th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="76th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">76</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/77th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="77th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">77</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/78th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="78th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">78</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/79th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="79th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">79</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">80th – 89th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/80th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="80th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">80</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/81st_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="81st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">81</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/82nd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="82nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">82</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/83rd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="83rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">83</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/84th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="84th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">84</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/85th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="85th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">85</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/86th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="86th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">86</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/87th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="87th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">87</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/88th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="88th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">88</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/89th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="89th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">89</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">90th – 99th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/91st_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="91st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/92nd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="92nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">92</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/93rd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="93rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">93</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/94th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="94th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">94</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/95th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="95th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">95</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/96th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="96th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">96</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/98th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="98th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">98</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><div id="100th_–_199th" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">100th – 199th</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="100th_–_119th" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">100th – 119th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/102nd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="102nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">102</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/106th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="106th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">106</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/110th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="110th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">110</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/111th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="111th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">111</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/112th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="112th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">112</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/113th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="113th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">113</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">121st – 129th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/121st_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="121st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">121</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/122nd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="122nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">122</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/123rd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="123rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">123</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/125th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="125th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">125</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/126th_Infantry_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="126th Infantry Division">126</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/129th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="129th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">129</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">130th – 149th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/131st_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="131st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">131</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/132nd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="132nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">132</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/134th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="134th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">134</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/137th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="137th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">137</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/148th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="148th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">148</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">150th – 159th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/153rd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="153rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">153</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/154th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="154th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">154</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/155th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="155th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">155</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/156th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="156th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">156</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/157th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="157th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">157</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/158th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="158th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">158</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/159th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="159th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">159</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">160th – 169th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/160th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="160th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">160</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/161st_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="161st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">161</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/162nd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="162nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">162</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/162nd_Turkoman_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="162nd Turkoman Division">162nd (Turk.)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/163rd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="163rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">163</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/164th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="164th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">164</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/166th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="166th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">166</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/167th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="167th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">167</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/168th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="168th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">168</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/169th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="169th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">169</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">170th – 189th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/170th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="170th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">170</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/174th_Reserve_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="174th Reserve Division (Wehrmacht)">174</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/176th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="176th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">176</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/180th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="180th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">180</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/181st_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="181st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">181</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/182nd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="182nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">182</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/183rd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="183rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">183</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/189th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="189th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">189</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">190th – 199th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/190th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="190th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">190</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/196th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="196th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">196</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/197th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="197th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">197</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/198th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="198th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">198</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/199th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="199th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">199</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><div id="200th_–_299th" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">200th – 299th</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="200th_–_209th" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">200th – 209th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/201st_Security_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="201st Security Division (Wehrmacht)">201</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/203rd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="203rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">203</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/205th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="205th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">205</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/206th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="206th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">206</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/207th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="207th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">207</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/208th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="208th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">208</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/209th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="209th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">209</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">210th – 219th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/210th_Coastal_Defense_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="210th Coastal Defense Division (Wehrmacht)">210</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/211th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="211th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">211</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/212th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="212th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">212</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/213th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="213th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">213</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/214th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="214th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">214</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/215th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="215th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">215</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/216th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="216th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">216</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/217th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="217th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">217</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/218th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="218th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">218</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/219th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="219th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">219</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">220th – 229th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/221st_Security_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="221st Security Division (Wehrmacht)">221</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/223rd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="223rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">223</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/225th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="225th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">225</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/226th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="226th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">226</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/227th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="227th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">227</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/228th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="228th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">228</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">230th – 239th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/230th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="230th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">230</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/231st_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="231st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">231</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/232nd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="232nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">232</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/237th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="237th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">237</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/239th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="239th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">239</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">240th – 249th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/240th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="240th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">240</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/242nd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="242nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">242</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/243rd_Static_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="243rd Static Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">243</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/244th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="244th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">244</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/245th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="245th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">245</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/246th_Volksgrenadier_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="246th Volksgrenadier Division (Wehrmacht)">246</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/249th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="249th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">249</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">250th – 259th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">250</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/251st_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="251st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">251</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/252nd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="252nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">252</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/253rd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="253rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">253</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/254th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="254th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">254</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/255th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="255th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">255</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/256th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="256th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">256</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/257th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="257th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">257</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/258th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="258th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">258</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">260th – 269th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/260th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="260th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">260</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/262nd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="262nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">262</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/263rd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="263rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">263</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/264th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="264th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">264</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/265th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="265th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">265</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/266th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="266th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">266</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/267th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="267th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">267</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/268th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="268th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">268</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/269th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="269th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">269</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">270th – 279th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/270th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="270th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">270</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/271st_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="271st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">271</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/272nd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="272nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">272</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/273rd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="273rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">273</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/274th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="274th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">274</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/275th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="275th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">275</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/276th_Volksgrenadier_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="276th Volksgrenadier Division (Wehrmacht)">276</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/277th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="277th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">277</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/278th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="278th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">278</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/279th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="279th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">279</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">280th – 289th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/280th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="280th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">280</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/281st_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="281st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">281</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/282nd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="282nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">282</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/286th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="286th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">286</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">290th – 299th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/290th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="290th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">290</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/291st_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="291st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">291</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/292nd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="292nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">292</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/293rd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="293rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">293</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/294th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="294th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">294</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/295th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="295th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">295</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/296th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="296th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">296</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/297th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="297th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">297</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/298th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="298th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">298</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/299th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="299th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">299</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><div id="300th_–_399th" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">300th – 399th</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="300th_–_309th" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">300th – 309th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/301st_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="301st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">301</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/302nd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="302nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">302</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/303rd_Infantry_Division" title="303rd Infantry Division">303</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/304th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="304th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">304</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/305th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="305th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">305</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/306th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="306th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">306</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/309th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="309th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">309</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">310th – 329th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/311th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="311th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">311</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/319th_Static_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="319th Static Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">319</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/320th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="320th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">320</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/321st_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="321st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">321</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/323rd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="323rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">323</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Infantry_Division_Hamburg_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="Infantry Division Hamburg (Wehrmacht)">324</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Infantry_Division_J%C3%BCtland_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="Infantry Division Jütland (Wehrmacht)">325</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/326th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="326th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">326</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/327th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="327th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">327</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/328th_Infantry_Division" title="328th Infantry Division">328</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/329th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="329th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">329</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">330th – 339th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/330th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="330th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">330</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/331st_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="331st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">331</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/332nd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="332nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">332</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/333rd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="333rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">333</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/334th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="334th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">334</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/335th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="335th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">335</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/336th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="336th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">336</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/337th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="337th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">337</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/338th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="338th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">338</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/339th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="339th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">339</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">340th – 349th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/340th_Volksgrenadier_Division" title="340th Volksgrenadier Division">340</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/342nd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="342nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">342</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/343rd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="343rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">343</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/344th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="344th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">344</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/346th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="346th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">346</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/347th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="347th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">347</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/348th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="348th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">348</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/349th_Infantry_Division" title="349th Infantry Division">349</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">350th – 359th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/351st_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="351st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">351</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/352nd_Infantry_Division" title="352nd Infantry Division">352</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/353rd_Infantry_Division" title="353rd Infantry Division">353</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/355th_Infantry_Division" title="355th Infantry Division">355</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/356th_Infantry_Division" title="356th Infantry Division">356</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/357th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="357th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">357</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/358th_Infantry_Division" title="358th Infantry Division">358</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/359th_Infantry_Division" title="359th Infantry Division">359</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">360th – 369th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/361st_Infantry_Division" title="361st Infantry Division">361</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/362nd_Infantry_Division" title="362nd Infantry Division">362</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/363rd_Infantry_Division" title="363rd Infantry Division">363</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/364th_Infantry_Division" title="364th Infantry Division">364</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/365th_Infantry_Division" title="365th Infantry Division">365</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/367th_Infantry_Division" title="367th Infantry Division">367</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/369th_(Croatian)_Infantry_Division" title="369th (Croatian) Infantry Division">369</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">370th – 379th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/370th_Infantry_Division" title="370th Infantry Division">370</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/371st_Infantry_Division" title="371st Infantry Division">371</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/372nd_Infantry_Division" title="372nd Infantry Division">372</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/373rd_(Croatian)_Infantry_Division" title="373rd (Croatian) Infantry Division">373</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/376th_Infantry_Division" title="376th Infantry Division">376</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/377th_Infantry_Division" title="377th Infantry Division">377</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/379th_Infantry_Division" title="379th Infantry Division">379</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">380th – 389th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/383rd_Infantry_Division" title="383rd Infantry Division">383</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/384th_Infantry_Division" title="384th Infantry Division">384</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/385th_Infantry_Division" title="385th Infantry Division">385</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/387th_Infantry_Division" title="387th Infantry Division">387</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/389th_Infantry_Division" title="389th Infantry Division">389</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">390th – 399th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/392nd_(Croatian)_Infantry_Division" title="392nd (Croatian) Infantry Division">392</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/393rd_Infantry_Division" title="393rd Infantry Division">393</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/395th_Infantry_Division" title="395th Infantry Division">395</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/399th_Infantry_Division" title="399th Infantry Division">399</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><div id="400th_–_719th" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">400th – 719th</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="400th_–_499th" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">400th – 499th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/416th_Infantry_Division" title="416th Infantry Division">416</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/430th_Infantry_Division" title="430th Infantry Division">430</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/462nd_Volksgrenadier_Division" title="462nd Volksgrenadier Division">462</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">500th – 599th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/395th_Infantry_Division" title="395th Infantry Division">521</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/526th_Infantry_Division" title="526th Infantry Division">526</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/554th_Infantry_Division" title="554th Infantry Division">554</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/555th_Infantry_Division" title="555th Infantry Division">555</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/556th_Infantry_Division" title="556th Infantry Division">556</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/557th_Infantry_Division" title="557th Infantry Division">557</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">600th – 699th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/600th_Infantry_Division" title="600th Infantry Division">600</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/606th_Infantry_Division" title="606th Infantry Division">606</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/650th_Infantry_Division" title="650th Infantry Division">650</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">700th – 709th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/702nd_Infantry_Division" title="702nd Infantry Division">702</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/703rd_Infantry_Division" title="703rd Infantry Division">703</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/104th_J%C3%A4ger_Division" title="104th Jäger Division">704</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/707th_Infantry_Division" title="707th Infantry Division">707</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/708th_Infantry_Division" title="708th Infantry Division">708</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/709th_Infantry_Division" title="709th Infantry Division">709</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">710th – 719th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/710th_Infantry_Division" title="710th Infantry Division">710</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/711th_Infantry_Division" title="711th Infantry Division">711</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/712th_Infantry_Division" title="712th Infantry Division">712</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/713th_Infantry_Division" title="713th Infantry Division">713</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/114th_J%C3%A4ger_Division" title="114th Jäger Division">714</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/715th_Infantry_Division" title="715th Infantry Division">715</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/716th_Infantry_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="716th Infantry Division">716</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/117th_J%C3%A4ger_Division" title="117th Jäger Division">717</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/118th_J%C3%A4ger_Division" title="118th Jäger Division">718</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/719th_Infantry_Division" title="719th Infantry Division">719</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><i>See also</i>: <a href="/wiki/List_of_German_divisions_in_World_War_II" title="List of German divisions in World War II">List of German divisions in World War II</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aufstellungswelle" title="Aufstellungswelle">Aufstellungswelle</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Collaboration_with_Nazi_Germany,_Fascist_Italy_and_Imperial_Japan" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible 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style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">German</a> and<br /><a href="/wiki/Fascist_Italy" title="Fascist Italy">Italian</a> collaborationists</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Albanian collaborators <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albanian_Fascist_Militia" title="Albanian Fascist Militia">Albanian Fascist Militia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balli_Komb%C3%ABtar" title="Balli Kombëtar">Balli Kombëtar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cham_Albanian_collaboration_with_the_Axis" title="Cham Albanian collaboration with the Axis">Cham Albanian</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armistice_Army" title="Armistice Army">Armistice Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battaglione_Azad_Hindoustan" title="Battaglione Azad Hindoustan">Battaglione Azad Hindoustan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belarusian_Home_Defence" title="Belarusian Home Defence">Belarusian Home Defence</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Blue Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chetniks" title="Chetniks">Chetniks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croatian_Armed_Forces_(Independent_State_of_Croatia)" title="Croatian Armed Forces (Independent State of Croatia)">Croatian Armed Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finnish_Defence_Forces" title="Finnish Defence Forces">Finnish Defence Forces</a> <small>(until 1944)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golden_Square_(Iraq)" title="Golden Square (Iraq)">Golden Square</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiwi_(volunteer)" title="Hiwi (volunteer)">Hiwi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalmykian_Cavalry_Corps" title="Kalmykian Cavalry Corps">Kalmykian Cavalry Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latvian_Auxiliary_Police" title="Latvian Auxiliary Police">Latvian Auxiliary Police</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Committee_of_Azerbaijan" title="National Committee of Azerbaijan">National Committee of Azerbaijan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Republican_Army" title="National Republican Army">National Republican Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Socialist_Movement_in_the_Netherlands" class="mw-redirect" title="National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands">National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romanian_Armed_Forces" title="Romanian Armed Forces">Romanian Armed Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Hungarian_Army" title="Royal Hungarian Army">Royal Hungarian Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Iraqi_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Iraqi Army">Royal Iraqi Army</a></li> <li>Russian collaborators <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Russian_Liberation_Army" title="Russian Liberation Army">Russian Liberation Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russian_People%27s_Liberation_Army" title="Russian People's Liberation Army">Russian People's Liberation Army</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Security_Battalions" title="Security Battalions">Security Battalions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slovak_Expeditionary_Army_Group" title="Slovak Expeditionary Army Group">Slovak Expeditionary Army Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slovene_Home_Guard" title="Slovene Home Guard">Slovene Home Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Organisation_of_Ukrainian_Nationalists" title="Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists">Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ukrainian_Insurgent_Army" title="Ukrainian Insurgent Army">Ukrainian Insurgent Army</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waffen-SS_foreign_volunteers_and_conscripts" title="Waffen-SS foreign volunteers and conscripts">Waffen-SS foreign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wehrmacht_foreign_volunteers_and_conscripts" title="Wehrmacht foreign volunteers and conscripts">Wehrmacht foreign</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Afrika_Korps" title="Afrika Korps">Afrika Korps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_enrolment_in_German-occupied_Poland" title="Military enrolment in German-occupied Poland">Polish Wehrmacht Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ostlegionen" title="Ostlegionen">Ostlegionen</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Empire_of_Japan" title="Empire of Japan">Japanese</a> collaborationists</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Arakan Defense Army</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armistice_Army" title="Armistice Army">Armistice Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Columns" title="Black Columns">Black Columns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burma_Independence_Army" title="Burma Independence Army">Burma Independence Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xinjiang_Wars" title="Xinjiang Wars">Central Asian collaborators</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/East_Turkestan_independence_movement" title="East Turkestan independence movement">East Turkestan independence movement</a></li></ul></li> <li>Chin Defense Army</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Collaborationist_Chinese_Army" title="Collaborationist Chinese Army">Collaborationist Chinese Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defenders_of_the_Homeland" title="Defenders of the Homeland">Defenders of the Homeland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gakutotai" title="Gakutotai">Gakutotai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gando_Special_Force" title="Gando Special Force">Gando Special Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golden_Square_(Iraq)" title="Golden Square (Iraq)">Golden Square</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heiho" title="Heiho">Heiho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Army" title="Indian National Army">Indian National Army</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Indian_National_Army" title="First Indian National Army">First Indian National Army</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inner_Mongolian_Army" title="Inner Mongolian Army">Inner Mongolian Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_collaborators_with_Imperial_Japan" title="Korean collaborators with Imperial Japan">Korean collaborators</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lanka_Sama_Samaja_Party" title="Lanka Sama Samaja Party">Lanka Sama Samaja Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Makapili" title="Makapili">Makapili</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defenders_of_the_Homeland" title="Defenders of the Homeland">Malayan Volunteer Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manchukuo_Imperial_Army" title="Manchukuo Imperial Army">Manchukuo Imperial Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Thai_Armed_Forces" title="Royal Thai Armed Forces">Royal Thai Armed Forces</a></li> <li>Russian collaborators <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Manchukuo_Imperial_Army" title="Manchukuo Imperial Army">Asano Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russian_Fascist_Party" title="Russian Fascist Party">Russian Fascist Party</a></li></ul></li> <li>Taiwanese collaborators <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Taiwanese_Imperial_Japan_Serviceman" title="Taiwanese Imperial Japan Serviceman">Taiwanese Imperial Japan Serviceman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Takasago_Volunteers" title="Takasago 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