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Juan Morales asked, "The Blue Legion is widely regarded as one of the finest outfits that fought in the Soviet front. What flag did it have?". I guess he refers to the Blue Division, the name commonly given to the German Army's 250. Infanterie Regiment made up of Spanish volunteers which fought on the Eastern Front. I seem to recall that their Colours were those of any other Spanish regiment (a 1:1 Spanish flag with centered coat-of-arms) but with some reference to the German name in the inscriptions on the flag.
Santiago Dotor, 12 November 1999
Actually, Blue Legion is not exactly the same as Blue Division. As Santiago Dotor points out, the Blue Division (División Azul) was the German Army's 250th Infantry Division, made up of Spanish volunteers. This unit was dissolved in 1943, when the Spanish government, under Allied pressure, called the volunteers back. Some of them decided to stay in the German Army, and formed a lesser unit, which was known as Blue Legion (Legión Azul).
Ismael Barba, 19 September 2000
Bill Garrison reported the following offer in eBay:
Flag from 263 infantry reg of blue Division (Spain)Flag made of two-color cotton; red and yellow, 126 cm. long and 116 cm. wide, with frayed edge. Embroidered on the obverse with natural silk is the shield of Spain with the eagle of San Juan, and a circular