Gernika bombing

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:aftermath international outrage
increased anti-fascist sentiment
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Bombing_of_Guernica
gptkbp:casualties estimated 150–300
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Wolfram_von_Richthofen
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Picasso's_'Guernica'
gptkbp:date April 26, 1937
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gernika bombing
gptkbp:location Gernika, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain
gptkbp:mediaCoverage reported by George Steer in The Times
gptkbp:notableFor inspiration for Picasso's painting 'Guernica'
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Spanish_Civil_War
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:Condor_Legion
gptkb:Aviazione_Legionaria
gptkbp:purpose to support Nationalist forces
to demoralize Basque resistance
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Basque_Country
gptkb:Francisco_Franco
Nationalist forces
Republican forces
gptkbp:result destruction of Gernika
gptkbp:significance first aerial bombing of a civilian population in Europe
gptkbp:target civilian population
town of Gernika
gptkbp:type bomber
gptkbp:usedInAircraft gptkb:Heinkel_He_111
gptkb:Junkers_Ju_52
gptkb:Savoia-Marchetti_SM.79
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gernika,_Spain
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6