jul 3, 1936 - AIM: Germany's armed forces, especially the Luftwaffe could be tested in a 'dress rehearsal' for a full-scale European war. WHAT HAPPENED: the Luftwaffe was able to practise and perfect dive-bombing techniques in the assault on Guernica in the Basque region of Northern Spain.
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jul 3, 1936
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