Condor Legion ~ Spanish Cross award document Panzer Division

Spanish Cross in Silver award document

I purchased this the other day. It is an award document to a Corporal Alexejew Eugen for the Spanish Cross in silver with swords. He was in the Condor Legion  with Panzer Regiment 6 "Neuruppin" of the third Panzer Division. The above is this document, roughly translated it reads:

 In the name

of the German people

I give

Corporal Eugene Alexejew

as recognition

 for fine service as a volunteer in the Spanish War of Independence

The German Spanish Cross in Silver with Swords

Berlin the 6 june 1939

The Fuhrer

and

Supreme Commander

 of the Wehrmacht



Honor Deed of Cpl Eugene Alexejew



Above is an "Honor Deed" showing his service with the regiment between 1935 and 1937. Roughly translated it reads:

Honor Deed

of Cpl Eugene Alexejew

has from 1 Nov 1935-30 Sept 1937

in

Third company, Panzer Regiment 6 "Neuruppin"

fine compusary service fulfilled

with honor

"Neuruppin" the 30 september 1937

SIGNED Captain and Company commander

 In Spain in early October 1936 General der Panzertruppe Wilhelm Josef Ritter von Thoma was sent by the German high command to Spain as the commander of the group "Imker" (Beekeeper), the ground contingent of the German Condor Legion. Tasked with training Franco's Spanish Nationalist officers and men in tanks, infantry tactics and artillery and signals employment. Cpl Eugene Alekseyez would have been part of this.

Spanish Red Cross of Merit Document

The above is an award document for the Spanish Red Cross of Military Merit. Translated below:

Spanish army

on the meritorious service in operations during the war

Sergent Eugene Alexejew

S.E. the chief of state and general of the Nationalist Army has seen fit to grant

the Red Cross of Military Merit

and for the record and to the satisfaction of the applicant, issued on behalf of "SE" This diploma

Burgos to 1st December 1938, III triumphant year

The Minister of National Defence

Eugene Alexejew recieved the above document and the one below which is for the Spanish Campaign Medal

Spanish Campaign Medal

The text translates roughly as follows:

Spanish army

on the meritorious service in operations during the war

Sergent Eugene Alexejew

S.E. the chief of state and generalissimo of the Nationalist Army has seen fit to give the Campaign Medal and for the record and to the satisfaction of the applicant, issued on behalf of "SE" This diploma

Burgos to 1st December 1938, III triumphant year

The Minister of National Defence

Interestingly he is a corporal in the German army and seen as a Sergent when helping out Spain.
Spanish Cross silver for Legion Condor panzer division