Bombing of Barcelona

Bombing of Barcelona
	Part of the Spanish Civil War
	; Aerial photo of bombs exploding in Barcelona
Date	16–18 March 1938
Location	Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Result	Barcelona severely damaged
Belligerents
Spanish Republic	Nationalist Spain; Italy; Germany
Commanders and leaders
Andrés García Calle	Vincenzo Velardi
Strength
Anti-aircraft artillery	Unknown number of He-51 fighters; Unknown number of Sa-79 and Sa-81 Italian bombers
Casualties and losses
1,000–1,300 civilians dead; 2,000 civilians wounded	None

The Bombing of Barcelona was a series of airstrikes led by Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany supporting the Franco-led Nationalist rebel army, which took place from 16 to 18 March 1938, during the Spanish Civil War. Up to 1,300 people were killed and at least 2,000 were wounded.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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