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Spanish Civil War
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918:At dawn on 31 May 1937, the German heavy cruiser
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863:Non-intervention Committee
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964:Second Sino-Japanese War
82:Almería severely damaged
954:Spanish Republican Navy
936:and the prime minister
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826:bombardment of Almería
763:Sant Vicenç de Calders
145:19–20 civilians killed
24:Bombardment of Almería
1134:The Spanish Civil War
313:Convoy de la Victoria
255:Cuartel de la Montaña
151:35 damaged structures
137:Casualties and losses
46:in Gibraltar in 1936.
1243:History of Andalusia
848:German cruiser
409:Ciudad Universitaria
1208:Mass murder in 1937
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284:German intervention
1248:History of Almería
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1020:Beevor 2006
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986:Beevor 2006
938:Juan Negrin
903:Deutschland
897:the German
880: [
850:Deutschland
784:Valsequillo
746:2nd Gandesa
692:1st Gandesa
574:Deutschland
493:Guadalajara
307:Extremadura
58:31 May 1937
1197:Categories
1138:. London:
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1076:j.ctt7rj26
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970:References
926:destroyers
857:Background
844:air attack
794:La Garriga
734:2nd Mérida
724:Granollers
687:2nd Lérida
660:Cape Palos
650:Valladolid
629:1st Lérida
624:Sabiñánigo
595:Albarracín
499:Pozoblanco
421:Villarreal
328:1st Mérida
290:Guadarrama
229:Revolution
210:Background
148:55 injured
948:Aftermath
804:Cartagena
778:Catalonia
752:Cantabria
552:El Mazuco
540:Santander
296:Andalusia
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1096:(2006).
1050:(1967).
895:attacked
890:Albatros
876:Barletta
871:Mallorca
719:Alicante
709:Balaguer
655:Alfambra
608:Zaragoza
546:Asturias
528:Guernica
435:Aceituna
372:Talavera
354:Gipuzkoa
323:Sigüenza
123:Strength
63:Location
959:Leipzig
846:on the
840:Almería
799:Minorca
703:Levante
601:Brunete
585:Segovia
580:Almería
523:Durango
348:Córdoba
338:Majorca
333:Badajoz
301:Alcázar
243:Seville
237:Melilla
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590:Huesca
533:Bilbao
517:Biscay
481:Jarama
468:Málaga
442:Lopera
427:Ursula
403:Madrid
397:Seseña
382:Guinea
265:Oviedo
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79:Result
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697:Segre
682:Caspe
260:Gijón
72:Spain
1148:ISBN
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