Post your Spanish volunteer militaria.

[Gernika81]

Wow! That's an amazing tunic! With all the awards! Congratulations! Stunning!

[Spanish Freiwillige]

very nice tunic and thanks for posting it here

[Guripa250]

Hello everyone, I decided to post a small tunic that I pick up when I was in high school a few years ago. I am 23 now but I hope you guy don't mine if I post it.

The tunic belong to the general, J. VIGON.
The General was a Colonel in 1937 and was the Chieff-of-Staff of General Mola. One of Franco's famous Generals.
He also did some liason with for the German "General Oberst Wolfram von Richthoven.

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/6503/stunic.jpg

I confirm that the General Mayor Juan Vigon not won the EK 1 because never went into the Spanish Blue Division , Blue Legion and Blue Squadrons LW. There are not possible to have this adward in his uniform , Sorry.

[Finnishlion178]

I confirm that the General Mayor Juan Vigon not won the EK 1 because never went into the Spanish Blue Division , Blue Legion and Blue Squadrons LW. There are not possible to have this adward in his uniform , Sorry.

Hmmm, Are you sure? The seller I got it from, pick it up from his family. Then again, believe the item not the story. So if this not J. Vigon then who's tunic is it?

At rate, I am still happy to have it in my collcetion.

[Guripa250]

Hmmm, Are you sure? The seller I got it from, pick it up from his family. Then again, believe the item not the story. So if this not J. Vigon then who's tunic is it?

At rate, I am still happy to have it in my collcetion.

Sure my friend, I am translate this page for you of this brave General.

Juan Vigon SUERODÍAZ (1880-1955)

Colonel General Staff Corps of Engineers from following his career in Africa was appointed assistant to Alfonso XIII. Following the proclamation of the Republic requested the withdrawal of the army to benefit from the "Law Azaña" and moved to Buenos Aires. At the outbreak of civil war returned to Spain getting to the command of General Franco and intervening in campaigns in North and then Aragon and Catalonia. After the war reached the rank of lieutenant general occupy the posts of chief of the High Chiefs, Air Minister, chairman of the Nuclear Energy Board and the Board of the National Institute for Aeronautics until his death in 1955.

http://www.guerracivil1936.galeon.com/bionac6.htm

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Vig%C3%B3n

Never he went in the Spanish Blue Division because there are only 3 Generals and one Coronel from the Blue Legion and not him.

So, there are another big mistake in the medals of the uniform that there are one War Cross with sword ( the blue ribbon ) only for enlisted mens, EM/NCO´S. to the officials anf Chiefs are diferent medal.

This is the true and I am very happy that you are happy with it.

[Spanish Freiwillige]

Ramon thanks for the summary of the biography and your knowladge on medals, great detials.

[Spanish Freiwillige]

detail of my Cruz Roja al merito

[Gregorio Torres]

Hmmm, Are you sure? The seller I got it from, pick it up from his family. Then again, believe the item not the story. So if this not J. Vigon then who's tunic is it?

At rate, I am still happy to have it in my collcetion.

I don´t know about the tunic, but medals have been displayed freely without any correspondence with realilty. Maybe all the items are original but for sure they didn´t belong to Gen. Vigon.
Any case, the look is superb.
Cheers!

[Guripa250]

Spanish War Cross

Hello this in an example of this croses, enjoy with it.

[Gernika81]

You have beautiful Spanish decorations in your collection Ramon. Congratulations! I love that "Cruz de guerra" with leaves.

[Gernika81]

Does exist a list of all the soldiers who belonged to the Blue Division with the id number they were given in the Wehmacht? I mean, the number which appears on the dog tags. I would like to identify the soldiers who had the tags I have in my collection. Many thanks!

[Gregorio Torres]

This complete list doesn´t exist. Just partial lists of some units have been preserved.

[Gernika81]

Thanks Gregorio. And is it possible to find those lists on the internet?

[Gregorio Torres]

I´ve found them in the net never. Do you know the forum memorial blau? Is the best place to find info about the Blue Division in the net.

[trompiche]

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