Until relatively recently (the last fifteen years or so) information about the Spanish Civil War was limited. Therefore when I was doing the research that culminated in my book, LA ULTIMA CRUZADA, I used whatever resources I could lay my hands on ... including a set of paper soldiers produced in Spain in 1979.
These were not any old paper soldiers; they were drawn by José María Bueno, who was (as far as I know) the greatest authority on Spanish Military uniforms. They paper soldiers (they were printed in full colour on thick card) were sold in sets of eight sheets, and as far as I known there were six sets. The whole series was entitled EL EJERCITO ESPANOL EN PARADA and showed troops as they would have appeared during the Victory Parade in 1939.
I own three of the six sets, Numbers 1, 3, and 4.
Set 1
These were not any old paper soldiers; they were drawn by José María Bueno, who was (as far as I know) the greatest authority on Spanish Military uniforms. They paper soldiers (they were printed in full colour on thick card) were sold in sets of eight sheets, and as far as I known there were six sets. The whole series was entitled EL EJERCITO ESPANOL EN PARADA and showed troops as they would have appeared during the Victory Parade in 1939.
I own three of the six sets, Numbers 1, 3, and 4.
Set 1
- Infanteria
- Tiradores de Ifni-Sahara
- Mehal-la Jalifiana
- Bandera de F.E.T. y de las J.O.N.S.
- Infanteria de Marina
- Escolta mora de S.E. el Generalissimo
- Policia Montada de Sevilla
- Caballeria de las Milicias del Requete
- Artilleria de Montana
- Artilleria de Montana, Escalon de Municionamiento
- Primer Tercio del Requete Navarro
- Grupo de Regulares de Melilla Numero 2
- Tabor de Caballeria de la Mehal-la
- Marina
- Servicio de Trabajo de F.E.T. y de las J.O.N.S.
- Bandera de Camisas Negras del la Division 'XXIII de Marzo'
- Guardia Civil de Infanteria
- Guardia Civil de Caballeria
- Infanteria
- X Bandera de la Legion
- Mehal-la Jalifiana Infanteria
- Bandera de Falange Espanola
- Compania de 'Bersaglieri' Motorizados
- Compania de Carros Ligeros del C.T.V.
Would you post some photos, please?
ReplyDeleteI'll echo the comments for pics.
ReplyDeleteAlso- is your book still available Bob?
Cheers,
Pete.
Anibal Invictus,
ReplyDeleteIt is done!
All the best,
Bob
Spprojectblog,
ReplyDeleteMy book is supposed to be still available from Partizan/Caliver Books ... but if not, I understand that can be found on sale second-hand.
All the best,
Bob