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World Service,26 Apr 2011,9 mins

The bombing of Guernica

Witness History

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It was one of the worst atrocities of the Spanish Civil War. German bombers, backing Franco's fascist forces, virtually destroyed the Basque town. Hear first-hand accounts of the bombing from the BBC archives. (Photo: A copy of Picasso's mural, in the town of Guernica itself)

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