Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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In this video, you can learn how the 1st Spanish Blue Squadron (Escuadrilla Azul) fought its final battles at the gates of Moscow in late 1941. Extreme weather, proximity of Soviet ground troops and logistical problems presented the experienced Spanish pilots with many challenges but they still responded to the best of their abilities. Witness their successes, tragedies and hardships in the final chapter covering the unit's history in WW2.


Watch the first two parts if you missed them:
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Main sources:
- The 'Blue Squadrons': The Spanish in the Luftwaffe, 1941-1944
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- La Escuadrilla Azul : los pilotos españoles en la Luftwaffe
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