The 26th April 1937 saw Hitler’s Condor Legion bomb the Northern Spanish Basque town of Guernica. It was seen as a proving ground for the Nazi party’s new Luftwaffe and much experience was to be garnered from the Spanish Civil War. The Condor Legion was led by Oberstleutnant Wolfram Freiherr Von Richthofen(The Red Baron’s cousin) and under Nationalist control. Guernica was behind the front lines and was a town of about 7000 population. The bombing was in waves and exact casualty reports are unknown, but probably numbered around 1000. The Legion was a mix of Fighters and Medium Bombers, all names we know: 109s(B not Es), HE 51s (biplanes), DO 17s, JU52s and HE111s. There were also some Italian Fiat Fighters and the versatile SM79.
The outcome of the bombing was to demoralise the townsfolk and lead to its falling to Franco’s Nationalists on the 29th April.
This bombing raid was to be a preview of what was to happen between 39-45 to larger cities like Warsaw, London,Berlin, Dresden and finally Tokyo.
Good news for some, and maybe others . . . .
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Just an FYI - i won’t be around for a bit. I’ll be working in Vancouver for a month (maybe find a nice career there too . . .) with the odd visit to Seattle.
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That is good news… probably for you as well no? :wink:
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Have fun, and good luck!
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Good luck!
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Later CC :mrgreen:
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Adios, and good luck :).
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you and your silly jokes… Going to be gone… no you’ll be begging outside of Internet Cafe’s, “Please 2 more minutes!”
j/k… Best Wishes CC…
GG
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Have a great time! See you in several weeks!
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Well, keep in touch, I will be in Seatle late this year…
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@cystic:
Just an FYI - i won’t be around for a bit. I’ll be working in Vancouver for a month (maybe find a nice career there too . . .) with the odd visit to Seattle.
Reminds me of Che traveling around trying convert people to communism :-D
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it worked, he got his own shirt!
I have his shirt, but it has him crossed out. :mrgreen:
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CC,
Hope you enjoy Vancouver! You’ll have to let us know if you will wind up staying there.
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Have fun CC!
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