Key facts
- Active
- July 1936 – March 1939
- Country
- Nazi Germany
- Allegiance
- Nationalist Spain
- Engagements
- Spanish Civil War
- Decorations
- Spanish Cross
- Notable commanders
- Hugo Sperrle , Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma , Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen
- Attack
- Henschel Hs 123 Junkers Ju 87
- Bomber
- Junkers Ju 86 Heinkel He 111 Dornier Do 17
- Fighter
- Heinkel He 51 Heinkel He 112 Messerschmitt Bf 109
- Reconnaissance
- Heinkel He 70
- Transport
- Junkers Ju 52
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The Condor Legion marching in León during the Spanish Civil War The Condor Legion (German: Legion Condor) was a unit of military personnel from the air force and army of Nazi Germany’s Wehrmacht which served with the Nationalist faction during the Spanish Civil War. The legion developed methods of strategic bombing that were used widely during the Second World War. The bombing of Guernica was the Condor Legion's most infamous operation. Hugo Sperrle commanded the unit's aircraft formations, and Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma commanded the ground element.
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