Is this a Spanish Blue Division soldier with men of the Waffen SS?

**yarmouth** · 05-30-2014, 04:06 AM

Is this a Spanish Blue Division soldier(marked by my red arrow)with men of the Waffen SS? Looks like they are on a contruction site and sitting on marked pieces of stone. Was the Blue Division attached to the Waffen SS or only the regular army? Thanks!

Is this a Spanish Blue Division soldier with men of the Waffen SS?

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**Adrian Stevenson** · 05-30-2014, 07:39 AM

The Blue Division was part of the Heer. After the Division was disbanded a handful of members transfered into the Waffen SS. He is not one of them.

I think he is not Spanish but a POW? Maybe Belgian.

Cheers, Ade.

**AZPhil** · 05-30-2014, 07:44 AM

He looks like the only one doing any work in that pic.

Semper Fi
Phil

**yarmouth** · 05-30-2014, 07:45 AM

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by AZPhil

He looks like the only one doing any work in that pic.

Semper Fi
Phil

Lol...yes he does look dirty and tired.

**Steelhead10** · 05-30-2014, 05:31 PM

by Adrian Stevenson

The Blue Division was part of the Heer. After the Division was disbanded a handful of members transfered into the Waffen SS. He is not one of them.

I think he is not Spanish but a POW? Maybe Belgian.

Cheers, Ade.

I agree with Ade Maybe a POW the uniform doesn't look the same he looks much more worn out maybe just come from the front line?
yet he looks to have some sort of cap badge on his hat.
plus the one in the background looks to be wearing a flat cap.

Note: he seems to be wearing shoes not boots from what I can see.

**harryamb2** · 05-30-2014, 07:19 PM

it looks like a Spanish cap.

**Woolgar** · 05-30-2014, 07:24 PM

The 101st Company (Spanische-Freiwilligen Kompanie der SS 101, "Spanish Volunteer Company of the SS Number 101") of 140 men, made up of four rifle platoons and one staff platoon, was attached to 28th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division Wallonien and fought in Pomerania and Brandenburg as Soviet troops invaded eastern Germany. Later, as part of 11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nordland and under command of Hauptsturmführer der SS Miguel Ezquerra, the Company fought the last days of the war against Soviet troops in Berlin itself.

**Adrian Stevenson** · 05-30-2014, 07:42 PM

The Belgian Army wore this style of cap. The British Army copied the style (but only worn by certain Regt's. We call it a "Tent Hat"). I don't know the correct name for them in the Belgian Army.

These men will be POW's. Note they are not armed while the SS men are.

Cheers, Ade.

**Paul D** · 05-31-2014, 04:40 PM

by Woolgar

The 101st Company (Spanische-Freiwilligen Kompanie der SS 101, "Spanish Volunteer Company of the SS Number 101") of 140 men, made up of four rifle platoons and one staff platoon, was attached to 28th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division Wallonien and fought in Pomerania and Brandenburg as Soviet troops invaded eastern Germany. Later, as part of 11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nordland and under command of Hauptsturmführer der SS Miguel Ezquerra, the Company fought the last days of the war against Soviet troops in Berlin itself.

Very interesting Nick , in all my info on Nordland i have never seen any mention of an attached Spanish Kompanie where did this info originate ?

**another ant** · 05-31-2014, 06:00 PM

by Paul D

Very interesting Nick , in all my info on Nordland i have never seen any mention of an attached Spanish Kompanie where did this info originate ?

talk about it ,here

Spanische-Freiwilligen Kompanie der SS 101
http://www.mve2gm.es/paises/bando-de...panie-der-ss-/

11º. SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Division "Nordland"
http://www.mve2gm.es/paises/bando-de...22nordland%22/

maybe can illustrate its veracity