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Legion Condor 1936–39: The Luftwaffe Develops Blitzkrieg in the Spanish Civil War

 The bombing of Guernica has become a symbol of Nazi involvement in the Spanish Civil War, but the extent of the German commitment is often underestimated. The Luftwaffe sent 20,000 officers and men to Spain from

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