Spaniards in Waffen-SS

[Ironmachine]

Gromaniac

You´re right, but we got to understand that was written with the end of war too fresh,

That would depend on the version you read. The first Portuguese edition was published IIRC in 1947, but the first Spanish edition was not published until 1975, and there are significant differences between both versions. And if anything, having the end of the war too fresh would have helped to maintain the accuracy of the tale, and it seems that it's not the case.

and, "mate" what a day´s that he lived in Germany!

Certainly he lived an "interesting" life, but there are many passages in his book that have no more veracity than a Sven Hassel's novel.

[Georg_S]

Here you can find a little info on SS-Ustuf Rudolf "Rudi" Bal MIA in Jan.1945

http://wennallebruderschweigen.blogspot ... i-bal.html

Best regards
Georg

[Sid Guttridge]

Hi Guys,

Did any Spaniards join the Waffen-SS before the Blue Division (formed by the German Army) was repatriated?

Could they have done so?

Did those Spaniards who chose to remain in German service after the withdrawal of the Blue Division have any choice but to join the Waffen-SS?

Cheers,

Sid.

[CUATROTRESES]

Hello, I know that an SS officer was from the province of Cuenca. His name was GONZALO CARRILLO MARTÍNEZ. Upon returning to Spain, while passing through the city of Zaragoza, some young men who were on the terrace of a bar mocked him and his companions. To which he responded by throwing a hand grenade. He was arrested and tried. He was demoted, since he was a second lieutenant in the Spanish army. Later, he rebuilt his life as a watchmaker in Cuenca. I remember that in his small workshop, he had a photo of Adolf Hitler and a 9mm parabellum as a guardian.