<P> The bombing of Guernica ( 26 April 1937 ) was an aerial bombing of the Basque town of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War . It was carried out at the behest of Francisco Franco 's nationalist government by its allies , the Nazi German Luftwaffe 's Condor Legion and the Fascist Italian Aviazione Legionaria , under the code name Operation Rügen . The town was being used as a communications center behind the frontline . The operation opened the way to Franco 's capture of Bilbao and his victory in northern Spain . </P>
<P> The bombing of Guernica ( 26 April 1937 ) was an aerial bombing of the Basque town of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War . It was carried out at the behest of Francisco Franco 's nationalist government by its allies , the Nazi German Luftwaffe 's Condor Legion and the Fascist Italian Aviazione Legionaria , under the code name Operation Rügen . The town was being used as a communications center behind the frontline . The operation opened the way to Franco 's capture of Bilbao and his victory in northern Spain . </P>
who bombed guernica during the spanish civil war
who bombed guernica during the spanish civil war
the Nazi German Luftwaffe 's Condor Legion and the Fascist Italian Aviazione Legionaria
the Nazi German Luftwaffe 's Condor Legion and the Fascist Italian Aviazione Legionaria