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The attacks destroyed the majority of Guernica. Three-quarters of the city's buildings were reported completely destroyed, and most others sustained damage. Among infrastructure spared were the arms factories Unceta and Company and Talleres de Guernica along with the Assembly House Casa de Juntas and the Gernikako Arbola. Since the Luftwaffe ...
Guernica (/ ɡ ɜːr ˈ n iː k ə, ˈ ɡ ɜːr n ɪ k ə /, [3] Spanish pronunciation: [ɡeɾˈnika]), officially Gernika (pronounced) in Basque, is a town in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, Spain.
The ruins of Guernica, destroyed by the Condor Legion of the German Luftwaffe. ... Cardinal Gomá stated that 'Jews and Masons poisoned the national soul with absurd ...
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Ruins of Guernica. The "War in the North" began in mid-March, with the Biscay Campaign. The Basques suffered most from the lack of a suitable air force. [261] On 26 April, the Condor Legion bombed the town of Guernica, killing 200–300 and causing significant damage. The bombing of Guernica had a significant effect on international opinion ...
The Tree of Gernika is a personal account of the Basque campaign of the Spanish Civil War by London Times correspondent G. L. Steer.The book is known for its description of the 1937 bombing of Guernica.
Guernica is a large 1937 oil painting by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. [1] [2] It is one of his best-known works, regarded by many art critics as the most moving and powerful anti-war painting in history. [3]
Bombing of Guernica: 26 April 1937 Gernika: 150–300 [f] Condor Legion: The city of Gernika was destroyed in a deliberate bombing against civilians. Bombing of Sestao 23 May 1937 Sestao: 22–25 Nationalists Nazi Condor Legion bombed the town in a deliberate attack against civilians. [114] [115] Bombardment of Almería: 31 May 1937 Almería ...