The two men received their commissions concurrently and served together in Africa, where Yagüe was wounded on several occasions and received several decorations.
Οι δύο άνδρες υπηρέτησαν μαζί στην Αφρική, όπου ο Γιάγκε τραυματίστηκε επανειλημμένα και έλαβε αρκετές διακρίσεις.