Chapter
Bombing Civilians During War
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The Germans realized during the Spanish Civil War that bombing civilian targets did more harm than good by hardening the resistance. Even in the case of the bombing of Guernica, which killed 1600 people, it was considered part of the military action and not just an attack on civilians, as it was initially believed.
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The Germans began experimenting with bombing civilian targets during the Spanish Civil War, but realized that it only hardened resistance.
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Summary
The Germans began experimenting with bombing civilian targets during the Spanish Civil War, but realized that it only hardened resistance. The bombing of Guernica was considered a military action with civilian casualties, rather than an act of terror bombing, which the Germans rejected after the bombing of Madrid.
ChapterBombing Civilians During War
EpisodeBehind the Insurrections - How Fascism Won The Spanish Civil War, Part 2
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The number of civilian casualties in war zones is usually estimated based on the number of people killed per tonnage of bombs dropped, but it's likely not an accurate calculation as it would mean killing more civilians per tonnage dropped than even the US did during its bombings of Dresden.
1:33:18 - 1:37:00 (03:42)
Summary
The number of civilian casualties in war zones is usually estimated based on the number of people killed per tonnage of bombs dropped, but it's likely not an accurate calculation as it would mean killing more civilians per tonnage dropped than even the US did during its bombings of Dresden.