Spanish Blue Division Volunteer Medal

Description

Spanish Blue Division Volunteer Medal (Erinnerungsmedaille für die spanischen Freiwilligen im Kampf gegen den Bolschewismus). The Commemorative Medal for Spanish Volunteers in the Struggle Against Bolshevism was instituted on 3 January 1944. The medal was awarded by the Third Reich to recognize the men of the Blue Division who served at the Russian front during World War II. This force, attached to the Heer of the Wehrmacht, known as the 250th Infantry Division (División Azul), was in total composed of 47,000 men, sent by Francisco Franco to aid the Third Reich, as a way to pay back Adolf Hitler's help during the Spanish Civil War. The zinc type medal is maker marked with number '1' indicating production by the company of 'Deschler & Sohn' from München. The medal comes on its original ribbon. Nice example in good condition!