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This is a list of weapons used by Spain during World War II. Francoist Spain remained neutral throughout the world war, but Spanish dictator Francisco Franco had Axis sympathies due to Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany helping him win the Spanish Civil War. This list is only for Spain and does not cover the Blue Division, which was a part of the ...
List of Spanish military equipment of World War II. This is a list of Spanish military equipment of World War II. While Spain was neutral during the Second World War they had axis sympathies due to Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy helping them win the civil war. These lists will not deal with equipment of Spanish volunteers fighting in the Wehrmacht.
List of World War II weapons of the United States; Captured US firearms in Axis use in World War II; List of World War II weapons of Yugoslavia; See also
During World War II, the Spanish State under Francisco Franco espoused neutrality as its official wartime policy. This neutrality wavered at times, and "strict neutrality" gave way to " non-belligerence " after the Fall of France in June 1940. Franco wrote to Adolf Hitler offering to join the war on 19 June 1940 in exchange for help building ...
The 250th Infantry Division (German: 250. Infanterie-Division), better known as the Blue Division (Spanish: División Azul, German: Blaue Division), was a unit of volunteers from Francoist Spain operating from 1941 to 1943 within the German Army (Heer) on the Eastern Front during World War II. It was officially designated the Spanish Volunteer ...
The Star Model B is a single-action semi-automatic pistol that fires the 9 mm Parabellum pistol cartridge. It was produced by Star Bonifacio Echeverria, S.A. in Spain as a derivative of the Star Model A in 9x23mm Largo. It is visually similar to and inspired by the M1911 series of pistols, however it is mechanically different in several ways.
The Spanish empire was one of the most powerful in the world and one of largest in history. The military history of Spain, from the period of the Carthaginian conquests over the Phoenicians to the former Afghan War spans a period of more than 2200 years, and includes the history of battles fought in the territory of modern Spain, as well as her ...
German infantry weapons in the Askifou War Museum, Crete. Lists of World War II military equipment are lists of military equipment in use during World War II (1939–1945). They include lists of aircraft, ships, vehicles, weapons, personal equipment, uniforms, and other equipment. There are aggregated military equipment lists by country, and ...