{"id":48658,"date":"2022-09-21T23:16:28","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T21:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=48658"},"modified":"2024-09-21T00:02:49","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T22:02:49","slug":"spanish-soldiers-with-their-traditional-cross-of-burgundy-in-the-baltic-lands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2022\/09\/21\/spanish-soldiers-with-their-traditional-cross-of-burgundy-in-the-baltic-lands\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish soldiers with their traditional Cross of Burgundy in the Baltic lands"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Spanish Army is one of the oldest armies in the world, and for this reason it treasures numerous traditions, also in its symbols.<\/p>\n

When the infantry of Spain and Poland fought under the same Cross of Burgundy<\/a><\/rel>
\nThe self-propelled artillery of the Spanish Army is shown in action in Latvia<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n

An example of this was seen today in a photo posted by the eFP Battle Group Latvia of NATO<\/a> showing an Army M-113 VCZ sapper vehicle<\/strong> during the Silver Arrow exercise in Latvia.<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

In this enlargement of the photo we can see what waves in the vehicle's antenna:<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

It is about a Cross of Burgundy, the longest-lived of the Flags of Spain<\/a> (it represented the country from 1525 to 1843, for 318 years). Today, this historic emblem is still used in Spain in the jacks and pennants of the Spanish Army<\/a>, with different color combinations depending on the specialty of each unit. This emblem represents the great historical heritage of which the Spanish military are trustees.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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