History

The Condor Legion was a German military unit that fought alongside the Spanish nationalists in the Spanish Civil War of 1936 to 1939. It became known mainly for its air force detachment that used the conflict to develop new bombing tactics. These were then widely used during the Second World War.

The ground unit was known as Gruppe Imker (Group Beekeeper), and the Panzer units of Gruppe Imker were known as Gruppe Drohne (Group Drone).

The Drohne Skull Badge was worn by the Panzer men of Gruppe Drohne on their beret. It is a silver-coloured skull, worn with a swastika below it. Other German army volunteers wore the swastika without the skull. Spanish Panzer trainees wore the skull without the swastika.