Bombardment of Almería
Bombardment of Almería | |||||||
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Part of the Spanish Civil War | |||||||
Admiral Scheer in Gibraltar in 1936. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Spanish Republic | Nazi Germany | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1 heavy cruiser 4 destroyers | |||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
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The Bombardment of Almería was a naval action which took place on 31 May 1937, during the Spanish Civil War. The Kriegsmarine bombed the city of Almería in retaliation for a Republican air attack on the German cruiser Deutschland.
Background
In April 1937, the
Bombing of Almeria
At dawn on 31 May 1937, the German heavy cruiser
Aftermath
On 15 June, Germany denounced a supposed Spanish Republican Navy attack against the German cruiser Leipzig, and on 23 June Germany and Italy withdrew from the Non-Intervention Committee and Portugal withdrew the British observers on its frontier.[5] At the end of July the Italians started a campaign of maritime attacks against Republican and neutral merchant ships.[3] The loss of merchant ships and the beginning of the Sino-Japanese war led the Soviets to reduce their aid to the Republic. By mid 1937 the Republic was virtually isolated.[5]
References
- ^ a b Beevor 2006, p. 288.
- ^ a b c Thomas 2001, p. 665.
- ^ a b c Beevor 2006, p. 289.
- ^ Thomas 2001, p. 666.
- ^ JSTOR j.ctt7rj26.
Bibliography
- ISBN 9780143037651.
- ISBN 9780375755156.