Guernica
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On April 26, 1937, the world became a forever altered place. This was the day the Spanish village of Guernica fell victim to a bombing raid unlike any seen before. After 3 and a half hours of bombing, the city was completely obliterated from the air. This was a pure act of war experimentation, carried out on a defenseless civilian population. A new fear of total annihilation from the air was created and has since hung over humanity. The nuns saw the planes first. They frantically rang the bells, trying to warn the population. Now, you can enter the room and there you can see Sister Anna - the face of humanity in the face of brutal power. There you can also see Wolfram von Richthoven, a German engineer responsible for developing new types of aircraft and bombs. He was on his way in his red car to monitor the operation – and then thoroughly analyze its psychological and material effect. From Spain, thousands of highly trained Luftwaffe personnel returned home to Germany, and in the autumn of 1939, Richthoven could bring his new aircraft and best pilots to Poland, where World War II began with an overwhelming blitzkrieg demonstration.