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Spanish Foreign Legion (aka La Legión)

The Spanish Foreign Legion , which was largely Spanish unlike its French counterpart, had a number of combat veterans from the Rif war in its ranks. The Spanish Foreign Legion was the elite portion of the Spanish Army, garrisoned in Spanish Morocco, provide some of the best units on the Nationalist side.

Illustrations

From Left To Right:

  1. Sargeant in service uniform, 1936-37
  2. Private in summer field uniform, 1936-37
  3. Corporal in winter field uniform, 1936-37

To remark the very characteristic color of the Legion's uniforms. Note the use of black-leathered gear garments instead of the brown-leathered counterparts used by the rest of units participating in the Spanish Civil War.


Mod information & Download

A MOD for Battlefront.com's Combat Mission: from Barbarrosa to Berlín (CMBB)

This mod replaces the textures for the German SS infantry uniforms, Set 1.

BMPS: 9054, 9055, 9056, 9057, 9091, 9093, 9097, 9109,
9110, 9116, 9146, 9150, 9180, 9183, 9187

These textures are based on the original German infantry uniforms,
with additional features:

- Color changed to mimetize the green used by the Foreign Legion
- Small modifications of the gear garments
- Legion Emblems
- Rank stripes
- Bayonet

Download from the CMMODS database

Screenshots

Infantry squad.

 

 

A back view.

Some german gas masks were received by the Nationalist Army. I've decided to kept them in the

Keep on moving !

Lieutenant (aka Teniente)

Note the Foreign Legion emblem on the right pocket.

Captain (aka Capitán)

 

Notes

Illustrations and documentation from [Bueno]

Introductory texts from [Santa Cruz]

Modification by Magomar