History

The Condor Legion was a German military unit that fought alongside the Spanish nationalists in the Spanish Civil War of 1936 to 1939. It became known mainly for its air force detachment that used the conflict to develop new bombing tactics. These were then widely used during the Second World War.

The ground unit was known as Gruppe Imker (Group Beekeeper), and the Panzer units of Gruppe Imker were known as Gruppe Drohne (Group Drone).

Since the Germans were not supposed to be identified as such, they didn’t use any flags throughout the entire war. Exceptions to this rule were the car pennants.

The Honour Standard was presented to the German troops by General Franco after the victory in recognition of the Condor Legion’s service. Hence just one specimen exists.