[Mirek Wawrzynski]

Thanks for this inforamtion, I do not have this book.
BTW there was almost 300 Soviet fighter pilots, who fought between 1936-1938 against "Franco" aviation.

So the difference between amount of fighting fighter pilots (German v. Russian) was not so big. Almost very similar (?).

Of course Soviet advisors (about 3.000 were there) did not fought as a common "infranty". There were in command post (advisors) or were higher commanders like "Walter - gen. K. Świerczewski", :-). He was a commander of republican brigade during Civil War.

I do not include soldiers of international brigades, where many communist from the world, and not only (like G. Orwell), did serve in 1936-1938.

Thanks for the info, :-)
MirekW