Friday, November 20, 2009

The Condor Legion was the name of the German air force?

flying for Franco's nationalist side in the Spanish Civil War. What was the name of the Irish volunteers on Franco's side?

The Condor Legion was the name of the German air force?
Hello,





From what I see, they were just called the La Bandera Irlandesa. The Irish politician Eoin O'Duffy, who had previously organised the banned quasi-fascist Blueshirts and Greenshirts, organised an Irish Brigade to fight for Franco in the Spanish Civil War.





Cheers,





Michael Kelly


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