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Set of more than 120 documents belonging to a veteran of the Spanish Civil War and the Blue Division.
The lot includes:
Three Service Records from different periods, with 20 pages dedicated to his participation in the Spanish Civil War and the Blue Division.
Over 30 photographs from both the Civil War and the Eastern Front in Russia.
5 postcards from the Blue Division.
Diccionario para el Soldado (Spanish–German pocket dictionary, 1941), a “Common Russian Words” sheet, and a 10-ruble Tsarist banknote.
16 documents from Regulares de Ceuta No. 3 between 1938 and 1943, related to distinctions, courses, and wounds.
More than 40 documents from Tiradores de Ifni No. 1, some stamps of África Occidental Española.
8 pages from the Operations Diary of the Grupo de Fuerzas Regulares de Ceuta No. 3, Primer Tabor, describing operations during the Spanish Civil War.
13 telegrams and other communications from Regulares de Ceuta No. 3 (1941–1946).
Award document of the Commemorative Medal for Spanish Volunteers in the Struggle Against Bolshevism (7 March 1945).
4 documents from the Blue Division Negotiation Office.
Temporary discharge certificate with German stamp (1942) and German payment receipt with stamp (1941).
Letter from the Military Attaché of the German Embassy forwarding the “Commemorative Medal” and “Winter Medal 1941/1942” (7 March 1945).
Campaign Certificate for his participation in the Blue Division and his nomination for the German Iron Cross 2nd Class.
Envelope containing 7 pages from a court case involving a Tiradores de Ifni soldier, where he acted as witness.
Military identity card, Uniform Regulations, and Munas notebook.
Course program for admission to the Auxiliary Scale, Sidi Ifni (1950).
12 payroll and payment sheets.
Summary of his wartime service:
Participation in the Spanish Civil War
In 1935, he voluntarily enlisted in the Regimiento de Ingenieros de Ferrocarriles No. 1.
In 1936, he joined the Grupo de Fuerzas Regulares de Infantería de Ceuta No. 3. On July 17, he took part in the Nationalist uprising, embarking on the destroyer Churruca bound for Cádiz. Upon arrival on July 19, they were met with gunfire but succeeded in occupying the Civil Government building, then moved by train to Seville, and on to Córdoba under General Varela’s command. He fought in several battles and was promoted to Cabo de Infantería on November 18. On December 20, he fought in Antequera, and continued combat in Villa del Río (Córdoba) and Lopera (Jaén).
In 1937, he served on the Andalusian Front throughout the year, with three pages of detailed combat records.
In 1938, his unit was sent to Villaharta and Fuente Ovejuna, participating in the capture of Salto del Gamo. He was commended for flanking an enemy position and “seizing a Russian machine gun, personally killing its two operators.” In December, he attended the Academia de Sargentos Provisionales de San Roque, rejoining his Tabor on December 31 and fighting again in Valsequillo.
In 1939, he remained at the front until April 10, when he returned to Ceuta with the 3rd Tabor of Regulares de Tetuán No. 1, ending his participation in the war.
He was wounded four times: March 20, 1937 (Pozoblanco), February 12, 1938 (Campillo de Llerena), August 9, 1938, and September 8, 1938 (Cabeza del Buey).
He received four “Highly Distinguished” and one “Extraordinary” commendations.
Participation in the Blue Division
According to his Service Record, “on July 4 [1941] he was selected by the Colonel and senior officers of the group to join the Glorious Spanish Volunteer Division.”
He trained in Germany starting July 23 and arrived on the Eastern Front on October 12 at Poveresja (Novgorod Front) under heavy artillery fire. He took part in all operations until October 22, when he was seriously wounded by a bullet at Volkhov.
On December 10, he volunteered to return to the front, taking command of the 3rd Section at a position known as “Black House.” On the night of December 18, his section repelled a Russian attack, leaving 12 enemy dead, and the entire section was proposed for the German Iron Cross 2nd Class.
He continued fighting through early 1942, taking part in ambushes, raids, and patrols until he was repatriated to Spain on May 9 due to injuries.
