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Condor Legion - The Wehrmacht's Training Ground

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Spearhead - Book 15
By Ian Westwell
Published in 2004 by Ian Allen Publishing, UK
Softcover, 96 Pages
Size - 25cm * 19cm

The Spanish Civil War between the Nationalists, under Gen Francisco Franco, and the Republicans polarised international opinion.

The Nationalists received aid from the fascists - Nazi Germany and Italy; the Republicans from Russia and the International Brigades. German assistance started in July 1936, when Hitler sent Ju52 transports to Morocco from where they transported the Army of Africa to Spain.

In October 1936 Hitler gave permission for the Condor Legion to be formed. An autonomous unit responsible only to Franco, the legion participated in all the major engagements of the war - including Brunete, Teruel, Aragon and the Ebro - but possibly its best-remembered participation was the carpet-bombing of the market town of Guernica, immortalised by Picasso. The Condor Legion returned to Germany in 1938.

Spearhead looks at the cutting edge of war, units capable of operating completely independently in the forefront of battle. The series examines the unit's:

Origins and history

Organisation, order of battle and how this changed

Battle history, theatre by theatre

Insignia and Markings

Top people biographies of commanders and personalities

Each book ends with an assessment of unit effectiveness – as seen by itself, its opponents and the wider viewpoint of history – and a full reterence section including:

Critical bibliography

Relevant museums or exhibits

Website links

Re-enactment groups

Memorials

About the author
Ian Westwell has worked in publishing for more than twenty years and has been a full-time freelance writer since 1997. He has written and contributed to many military books and periodicals, most recently on US Seapower, as well as other Spearhead series titles including: 1st Infantry Division, US Rangers, and Brandenburgers.

Fully Illustrated with 87 black/white photos, 14 colour illustrations and 24 maps.