Legion Condor 1936–39: The Luftwaffe develops Blitzkrieg in the Spanish Civil War

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James S. Corum Graham Turner

Legion Condor 1936–39

The Luftwaffe develops Blitzkrieg in the Spanish Civil War

James S. Corum, Graham Turner

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English

Osprey
02 June 2020

History; Spanish Civil War; Military aircraft

Series: Air Campaign

The bombing of Guernica has become a symbol of Nazi involvement in the Spanish Civil War, but the extent of the German commitment is often underestimated. The Luftwaffe sent 20,000 officers and men to Spain from 1936 to 1939, and the Condor Legion carried out many missions in support of the Spanish Nationalist forces and played a lead role in many key campaigns of the war. Aircraft that would play a significant role in the combat operations of World War II (the Heinkel 11 bomber, the Me 109 fighter, and others) saw their first action in Spain, fighting against the modern Soviet fighters and bombers that equipped the Republican Air Force. Condor Legion bombers attacked Republican logistics and transport behind the lines as well as bombing strategic targets, German bombers and fighters provided highly effective close air support for the front-line troops, and German fighters and anti-aircraft units ensured Nationalist control of the air.

The experience garnered in Spain was very important to the development of the Luftwaffe. The war allowed them to hone and develop their tactics, train their officers, and to become the most practised air force in the world at conducting close support of ground troops. In effect, the Spanish Civil War proved to be the training ground for the Blitzkrieg which would be unleashed across Europe in the years that followed. In this rigorous new analysis, Legion Condor expert James Corum explores both the history and impact of the Luftwaffe’s engagement during the Spanish Civil War and the role that engagement played in the development of the Luftwaffe strategy which would be used to such devastating effect in the years that followed.

By: James S. Corum
Illustrated by: Graham Turner
Imprint: Osprey
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 16
Dimensions: Height: 248mm, Width: 184mm,
Weight: 315g
ISBN: 9781472840073
ISBN 10: 1472840070
Series: Air Campaign
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 02 June 2020
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Origins Chronology Attacker's Capabilities Defender's Capabilities The Campaign Assessment Bibliography Index

Dr James Corum, PhD, teaches military history at Salford University, UK, having been dean of the Baltic Defence College 2009-2014. From 1991 to 2004, he was a professor at the US Air Force School of Advanced Air and Space Studies at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. In 2005, he was a visiting fellow at All Souls College, Oxford, where he held a Leverhulme Fellowship, and then an associate professor at the US Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Dr Corum is the author of numerous books on military history, including The Roots of Blitzkrieg: Hans von Seeckt and German Military Reform (1992); and The Luftwaffe: Creating the Operational Air War, 1918-1940 (1997). He has also authored more than 60 major book chapters and journal articles on a variety of subjects related to air power and military history.

Reviews for Legion Condor 1936–39: The Luftwaffe develops Blitzkrieg in the Spanish Civil War

Legion Condor offers interesting insights into the German air arm's importance to the outcome of the Spanish Civil War and that conflict's contribution to accelerating the Luftwaffe's evolution. -Aviation History