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The Bombing of La Garriga were a series of
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air raids which took place at
La Garriga La Garriga is a municipality in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' national ...
, Barcelona province in
Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the nort ...
between 28 and 29 January 1939 during the
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. At least 13 civilians were killed in the bombings.


Background.

On 26 January the Nationalist Spain, Nationalist troops Catalonia Offensive, occupied Barcelona and 28 January Granollers, but they halted their offensive briefly. The Republican civilians and soldiers fled to the north and the Spanish Republican Air Force, Nationalist air force, the ''Legion Condor'' and the ''Aviazione Legionaria'' bombed the roads and towns between Barcelona and the French Frontier.


The bombing

La Garriga was a tiny town of 10,000 inhabitants (among them 7,000 refugees from Madrid and the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country), without air defenses. On 28 January the retreating Enrique Lister, Lister's troops left the town and fled to the north and the following day ten Italian Savoia-Marchetti bombers, bombed the town. On 29 January, the Italian bombers, attacked the town again. There were 13 civilian deaths, among them five refugees and seven children.:es:Bombardeos de La Garriga


Aftermath

The Nationalist troops occupied La Garriga on 1 February.


See also

* Aviazione Legionaria


Notes

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