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Bombing of Alicante

1938 CE · Spanish Republic at War, Europe · War

Bombing of Alicante
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On 25 May 1938, the Valencian town of Alicante was aerially bombed during the Spanish Civil War. This particular attack was one of many against Alicante, perpetrated by the Legionary Air Force, an expeditionary corps from the Italian Royal Air Force, allied with Franco. The attacking planes were based in Mallorca.

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