Emilio Esteban Infantes

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Emilio Esteban-Infantes
General Esteban Infantes as an officer of the Wehrmacht, 1943
Birth name	Emilio Esteban-Infantes Martín
Born	(1892-05-18)18 May 1892 Toledo, Spain
Died	6 September 1962(1962-09-06) (aged 70) Gijón, Spain
Allegiance	Kingdom of Spain (1915–1931)  Spanish Republic (1931–1936)  Spanish State (1936–1958)  Nazi Germany (1942–1943)
Service / branch	Spanish Army  German Army (Wehrmacht)
Years of service	1915–1942, 1943–1958 (Spain) 1942–1943 (Germany)
Rank	General
Commands	Blue Division
Battles / wars	Rif War Spanish Civil War Battle of Teruel World War II Battle of Krasny Bor
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Medalla Militar German Cross

Emilio Esteban-Infantes Martín (18 May 1892 – 6 September 1962) was a Spanish officer who served during the Spanish Civil War, and later in World War II as commander of the Blue Division (Spanish: División Azul, German: Blaue Division), or the 250th Infantry Division of the German Wehrmacht. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.