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Originally Posted by Sylvester Stadler
"The Condor Legion bombed Guernica because of the simple fact that it was a significant military target. The two major roads needed for the retreat of much of the twenty-three battalions east of Bilbao intersected at Guernica. At least two Basque battalions, the 18th Loyala Battalion and the Saseta Battalion were stationed in the town."
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Now all you have to do is explain what business Germany had in attacking the forces of a legal and elected government in a country with which Germany was not at war.