18Minifigure – Spanish volunteer soldier from the famous Blue Division División Azul 3 (LEGO Compatible)

This minifigure represents a Spanish volunteer soldier from the famous Blue Division (División Azul), a unit that served within the German Army on the Eastern Front from 1941 to 1943 during World War II. This character is a generic infantryman from this unique formation, which was comprised of volunteers from Francisco Franco’s Spain who went to fight against the Soviet Union.

The soldier’s identity is established by the unique combination of his equipment and insignia. While he wears a standard German Army uniform and Stahlhelm (steel helmet), the side of his helmet features a small decal of the Spanish flag. The large flag accessory he stands with further confirms his political allegiance.

The items in the picture consist of the detailed minifigure and a flag accessory:

• The toy minifigure is wearing a grey German Army (Heer) field uniform with printed webbing and ammunition pouches. His steel helmet is the German M35/M40 model.
• The flag is the banner of the Spanish Falange, which was the fascist party of Spain at the time. It prominently features the yoke and arrows (yugo y flechas) emblem, the symbol of the Falangist movement, on a field of red and black.