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The Truth Hidden Behind the Myth of Guernica: How British Propaganda and Redness Invented the 1,654 Dead when It Was 126

On the afternoon of April 26, 1937, the small Basque village of Guernica, with just over 5,200 inhabitants, was recorded in the collective memory as one of the most devastating bombings in the context of the Spanish Civil War. The small Basque village of Guernica, with just over 5,200 inhabitants, was attacked by German and Italian planes supporting the Francoist troops. For years, the number of 1,654 dead became a symbol of the horror of the co…
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On the afternoon of April 26, 1937, the small Basque village of Guernica, with just over 5,200 inhabitants, was recorded in the collective memory as one of the most devastating bombings in the context of the Spanish Civil War. The small Basque village of Guernica, with just over 5,200 inhabitants, was attacked by German and Italian planes supporting the Francoist troops. For years, the number of 1,654 dead became a symbol of the horror of the co…

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