![]() ![]() The bombing is considered one of the first raids in the history of modern military aviation on a defenseless civilian population. ![]() ![]() The raid by planes of the German Luftwaffe “ Condor Legion” and the Italian Fascist Aviazione Legionaria was called Operation Rügen. The bombing of Guernica (26 April 1937) was an aerial attack on the Basque town of Guernica, causing widespread destruction and civilian deaths during the Spanish Civil War. The Nationalists never acknowledged their guilt. Durango was the first defenseless European city bombed. Around 250 civilians died, among them one priest and fourteen nuns. ![]() The same day the Legion Condor and the Aviazione Legionaria bombed the town of Durango. On 31 March 1937 the Nationalists started their offensive against the Republican held province of Biscay. The Bombing of Durango took place on 31 March 1937, during the Spanish Civil War. There are many references to the towns of Durango and Guernica, which were bombarded that year. The main events in the book take place in 1917, when the Spanish Civil War is in full swing. ![]()
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