Spanish Court investigates Italian involvement in SCW
Condor Legion Ju-87s in formation over Spain
On January 23, the Barcelona Provincial Court ordered an investigation of Italian involvement in the 1937-39 aerial bombardment of Barcelona. According to the court:
The bombings of densely populated neighborhoods “are notable because it was a civilian target, since the battlefront was very far away” and they served as a “testing ground” for similar, subsequent crimes.
This trial marks the first judicial probe into the aerial targeting of civilians during the Spanish Civil War.
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