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On April 26, 1937, the bombing of Guernica took place during the Spanish Civil War. The town of Guernica, located in the Basque region of Spain, was bombed by the German Luftwaffe at the request of the Nationalist forces led by General Francisco Franco. The attack was intended to demoralize the Republican forces and their supporters, and resulted in the deaths of hundreds of civilians. The bombing of Guernica became a symbol of the brutality of modern warfare and inspired Pablo Picasso's famous painting "Guernica."
