Military operation

Bombing of Xàtiva

12 Feb 1939 · 38.99° N, 0.52° W

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When
12 Feb 1939
Kind
Military operation
Coordinates
38.99° N, 0.52° W
Description
1939 aerial bombing of a city

Bombing of Xàtiva

The bombing of Xàtiva was an aerial bombing of the railway station of Xàtiva, Valencia Province, during the last phase of the Spanish Civil War. It was carried out on 12 February 1939 at the behest of Francisco Franco's nationalist government by the Aviazione Legionaria of its Fascist Italian allies.

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