This event was brought to international attention by an April 28th eyewitness article in the London Times written by George Steer.
This event was brought to international attention by an April 28th eyewitness article in the London Times written by George Steer. The Astra weapons factory was one of the major landmarks to survive it, as were the local Assembly House, a 600 year old oak tree, and the stated target, a short road over the Mundaca River called the Renteria Bridge. Junker Ju 52's were responsible for the main attack, while He 51's and Bf 109's gunned down fleeing citizens during the course of this event, believed to have been ordered by Emilio Mola and carried out under the direction of Hugo Sperrle and Wolfram von Richtofen, the leaders of the Condor Legion. FTP, identify this 1937 German assault on a Basque town, immortalized by a Picasso painting.
This event was brought to international attention by an April 28th eyewitness article in the London Times written by George Steer.
bombing of {Guernica}