Which pistols from Spain were used during world war two?

Answer 1

Astra - Spain's official military sidearm from 1921 to approximately 1946 was the Astra Model 1921 or, more commonly referred to by its commercial designation, the Model 400. The Astra began making pistols but its factory was destroyed during the civil war. Fortunately for Astra, the company thrived during the Franco period and, while Spain was neutral in WWII, Franco sanctioned the production of Astra pistols for Germany. Records indicate 6,000 Model 400 (9mm Largo), 6,000 Model 300 (9mm Kurz) and 10,450 Model 600 (9mm Luger) were delivered to the German Wehrmacht. One of the ironies of history is 31,000+ Model 600s were paid for by the Wehrmacht but could not be delivered to the Germans at the French border because the D-Day invasion had begun. Held by the Spanish government until the 1950s, these same Model 600s were then sold once again to Germany to arm its newly established West German police force.