Soldiers of Von Thoma: Legion Condor Ground Forces in the Spanish Civil War

By Lucas Molina Franco and José Ma Arias Ramos

In October 1936 two German ships arrived in Spain loaded with a Panzer I company and all the services and personnel to establish Franco's army's first armored unit, the so-called Panzer-Gruppe Drohne. The Third Reich chose a pioneer in the development of German ground forces to command this contingent - Oberstleutnant Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma. This book presents the history of von Thoma's units in the Spanish Civil War, from the tank crews to the infantry, and specialties.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076432926X
• ISBN13: 9780764329265
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.1"