1937 Bombing of Guernica

The 1937 Bombing of Guernica was a brutal attack during the Spanish Civil War, where Nazi Germany's Condor Legion and Italian Fascists bombed the Basque town of Guernica using airplanes and artillery. The objective was to weaken Republican forces, but it resulted in widespread destruction and civilian casualties. The event shocked the world with its violence against non-combatants and became a powerful symbol of the horrors of war. Picasso’s famous painting "Guernica" later depicted this atrocity, highlighting the suffering and chaos caused by such aerial bombings.