1media/ES_Legion_Condor.jpg2019-04-11T22:00:35-07:00Joseph Brown5eac7ef3705d9f80e567b77e809a27064bd002493163410What and who was the Legion Condor?structured_gallery2019-04-15T00:02:24-07:00Joseph Brown5eac7ef3705d9f80e567b77e809a27064bd00249The Condor Legion, upon establishment, consisted of the Kampfgruppe 88, with three squadrons of Ju 52 bombers and the Jagdgruppe 88 with three squadrons of Heinkel He 51 fighters, the reconnaissance Aufklärungsgruppe 88 (supplemented by the Aufklärungsgruppe See 88), an anti-aircraft group, the Flakbteilung 88, and a signals group, the Nachrichtenabteilung 88. Overall command was given to Hugo Sperrle, with Alexander Holle as chief of staff. Scheele was transferred to become a military attaché in Salamanca.