Minifigure – Spanish “Blue Division” (250th Infantry Division) that fought with the German Army in WWII (LEGO Compatible)

This image displays a collection of four toy minifigures representing Spanish volunteer soldiers from the WWII German Army’s 250th Infantry Division, famously known as the “Blue Division” (División Azul). From left to right:

1. Spanish “Blue Division” Soldier (Standard Uniform): This figure represents a standard infantryman of the Blue Division. He is wearing a German Army (Heer) field grey uniform and a Stahlhelm (steel helmet). His unique identity is shown by the “ESPAÑA” arm shield (with Spanish national colors) on his right arm and the blue piping on his shoulder straps, which gave the division its nickname. He is accompanied by the Falange flag, the banner of the Spanish fascist party that provided many of the division’s volunteers.
2. Spanish “Blue Division” Soldier (Camouflage): This figure represents a frontline combat soldier from the division. He wears a Stahlhelm and a Splittermuster (Splinter Pattern) camouflage smock over his uniform. He is equipped with machine gun ammunition belts (bandoliers) over his chest, identifying him as a machine gunner or assistant. He also has the “ESPAÑA” arm shield and is accompanied by the Falange flag.
3. Spanish “Blue Division” Officer (General): This figure represents a high-ranking commander of the Blue Division, likely its first commander, General Agustín Muñoz Grandes. He is wearing a highly decorated German officer’s field grey uniform with the red and gold Arabesken collar tabs of a German Army General. He also wears the “ESPAÑA” arm shield. He is accompanied by the Spanish National Flag of the Francoist era (1938-1945).
4. Spanish “Blue Division” Soldier (Camouflage): This figure is identical to the second one, representing a machine gunner in a Splittermuster camouflage smock and Stahlhelm. He has the “ESPAÑA” arm shield and is accompanied by the Spanish National Flag.

Historical Background: The Blue Division was a unit of Spanish volunteers sent by Spanish leader Francisco Franco to fight alongside Germany on the Eastern Front against the Soviet Union. This was largely a way for Franco to repay Hitler for the support Germany had provided during the Spanish Civil War, while officially maintaining Spain’s neutrality in the wider world war. The division was formally integrated into the German Wehrmacht as the 250th Infantry Division and fought with distinction in brutal battles, such as the Siege of Leningrad.