Post your Spanish volunteer militaria.

[Gernika81]

Absolutely stunning Antonio. One of a kind! Nobody has that book and you know it quite well! A treasure. Congratulations!!!

[Guripa250]

Antonio, congratulations, very rare , thanks to show it !!!!



RS

[Blue Division]

Gernica y Guripa..Thanks!!
If ... is very interesting, all the details of the missions of the squadron.Pulgares hacia arriba
Regards!

Antonio

[Spanish Freiwillige]

Fantastic Ítem full of History!!!!!!!

[Blue Division]

Jaime thanks,,
regards

Antonio

[SuKeN]

My contribution to this thread, showing you one of my pieces. It's a comeback uniform of a Blaue Division veteran of the 250. Artillery Regiment, who wears a "garbanzo" (chickpea) coloured tunic with some interesting insignia sewn on it, as well as a red beret and the Spanish belt + buckle and ammo pouches as worn during the departure to Grafenwöhr in 1941.

*On his right arm he is wearing a German type BeVo patch of the Blue Division, taken from the German Heer tunic as a memento.
*On his left sleeve he is wearing a Seo de Urgel Army Group metal shield since he was a veteran of the Spanish Civil War and he fought for Francoists under the leadership of General Muñoz-Grandes (later General of the Blue Division).
*On his right pocket he wears a metal insignia of the SEU (Sindicato Español Universitario), which means that he was a young student and belonged to that association, like many other volunteers. Above, he has sewn the bevo eagle of his Wehrmacht uniform.
*On the second buttonhole, he wears the ribbon of the medal of the first winter on the East.
*On the left breast he is wearing the "galleta" or rank insignia for cabo (corporal) over the pocket and the Falange cloth patch on the pocket itself.
* On the collar he is wearing 2 metal insignias for Artillery.

As for the beret, he is wearing the insignia of Artillery of the Spanish Army and also a bevo eagle of the German overseas cap of the Wehrmacht.

The brown leather ammo pouches are the same they wore when they get to Germany, as well as leather straps. Belt buckle is the Republican buckle for Infantry, without the crown. As a mather of fact, all the stuff like pants, tunics and buckles that Volunteers were given were taken from storehouses seized from Republicans during SCW.

Buckle doesn't match the artillery nature of the uniform, but i must find one

I also have the Norwegian type pants, same colour, and the leather military gaiters. No legs to display them though

Stunning! congratulations Gernika.

[Spanish Freiwillige]

[SuKeN]

good combo

[Spanish Freiwillige]

Three helmets that surfaced form the Krasny Bor/ Yam Ishora sector....with a remarkable ...condition....





from left to right....

SE64 DDM40 lot 404 with only outline of the Huber Jordan Spanish freiwillige decal (this helmet has name of owner in the liner..but cannot make it out due to condition)

NS64 DD M40 lot DN99 battledamged with Huber Jordan Spanish freiwillige decal at a 80 percent present.

SE62 SD M40 lot 709 identified to an NCO of 6th com reg 262...!!

[Guripa250]

Jaime Nice. Very interesting !!!!!
RS

[markus]

You've really built a great, systematic collection of Spanish "been-there" lids over the past 10 years!

Each one has unique characteristics. All are very interesting in their own right and I say this as someone who does personally not care much about helmets!

One of your last lids you were actually able to trace back to the original owner! - How about that!

Congrats my friend. A job very well done!

Markus

[Blue Division]

: Eeeeeek Eeeeeek: CONGRATULATIONS Jaime!!His collection of helmets is magnificent Blue Division

regards
Antonio

[Spanish Freiwillige]

You've really built a great, systematic collection of Spanish "been-there" lids over the past 10 years!

Each one has unique characteristics. All are very interesting in their own right and I say this as someone who does personally not care much about helmets!

One of your last lids you were actually able to trace back to the original owner! - How about that!

Congrats my friend. A job very well done!

Markus

Thanks Buddy......you trully understand the effort put in in seaking out this lids..you will have these helmets in hand son...!!

We need Beer!!!

[Spanish Freiwillige]

Jaime Nice. Very interesting !!!!!
RS

Gracias Camarada....pronto pondré otra foto de todos juntos..!

[Spanish Freiwillige]

: Eeeeeek Eeeeeek: CONGRATULATIONS Jaime!!His collection of helmets is magnificent Blue Division

regards
Antonio

Thanks Antonio....these last helmets that surfaced are trully amazing...and full of history I was lucky to get them....