26 April 1937
Guernica Not Destroyed by Aerial Bombs
Guernica the official Report of the Commission appointed by the Spanish National Government to investigate the causes of Destruction of Guernica on April 26-28, 1937.
borchure 1937
Sp 593/50
A few months after the destruction of Guernica, a commission appointed by the Spanish (Nationalist) Government began an investigation into the matter. It came to the conclusion that the town of Guernica was not devastated by nationalist aerial bombs, but as a consequence of an evacuation order issued by the Basque government. This photo is supposed to show the evidence. The projection room of the cinema seems to have been burned from the inside out. The empty petrol can can still be seen at the left on the photo.
See also:
• Spanish Civil War photo collection
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