Miguel Ezquerra Sanchez (1903- 1984) was a Spanish soldier and volunteer member of the Waffen-SS. He had fought in the Spanish Civil War before volunteering to fight for the Germans on the Eastern Front along with thousands of other Spaniards. He was assigned to the Wehrmacht 250. Infanterie-Division, commonly known as the Blue Division. During [...]
Spanish Blue Division
May 16, 2009 by
The Spanish Blue Division, or 250. Infanterie-Division, was a unit of Spanish volunteers who fought in World War II on the Eastern Front, serving in the German Army, against the Soviet forces. Spanish Field Marshal Francisco Franco allowed Spanish volunteers to join the German Army on the clear condition they would exclusively fight against Soviet [...]
Battle of Sevastopol 1941- 1942
May 15, 2009 by
The Battle of Sevastopol was a World War II battle which was fought between German forces and the Red Army, over the control of the main Soviet Black Sea Fleet naval base. It took place in the port-city of Sevastopol, on the Crimean Peninsula, from October 30, 1941, to July 4, 1942. During the Battle [...]
First Battle of Kharkov 1941
May 14, 2009 by
The First Battle of Kharkov was the 1941 battle for the city of Kharkov, in Ukraine, during World War II. It was Operation Barbarossa final phase, which was carried out by the German 6th Army of Army Group South from October 20 to October 24, 1941. The Soviet 38th Army had the task of defending [...]
Wilhelm Keitel
May 13, 2009 by
Wilhelm Gustav Keitel (1882–1946) was a German field marshal who served in the Second World War. He was one of Germany’s most senior military leaders. He was born in Helmscherode, Brunswick, Germany, on September 22, 1882, to Karl Keitel, a middle-class landowner, and Apollonia Vissering. Wilhelm Keitel studied at a school in Göttingen. In 1901, [...]
Walter von Reichenau
May 12, 2009 by
Walter von Reichenau (1884–1942) was a German Field Marshal who served in the Second World War. Reichenau was born on October 8, 1884, in Karlsruhe, Germany, to a Prussian general. He joined the German Army at eighteen, in 1902. During World War I Reichenau fought on the Western Front and was awarded the Iron Cross [...]
