Frank-Walter Steinmeier travels to Basque town for remembrance ceremony marking ‘terrible crimes’ of 1937Eighty-eight years after Luftwaffe pilots took part in the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/from-the-archive-blog/2011/may/25/newspapers-national-newspapers">most infamous atrocity</a> of the Spanish civil war, Germany’s president has visited the Basque town of Guernica to honour the victims of the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/26/guernica-massacre-madrid-removes-facade-that-glorified-nazi-role">Nazi bombing</a> and to urge that the “terrible crimes” committed there are never forgotten.Hundreds of civilians were killed and hundreds more injured on 26 April 1937 when planes from the German Condor Legion, operating alongside aircraft from fascist Italy, spent hours bombing Guernica on market day. Adolf Hitler had loaned the Luftwaffe unit to Gen Francisco Franco’s nationalist forces to help them in their coup against the republican government, and to allow Nazi Germany’s pilots to practise the blitzkrieg tactics they would later use in the second world war. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/28/german-president-honours-victims-of-nazi-bombing-atrocity-on-guernica-visit">Continue reading...</a>

زار الرئيس الألماني فرانك-فالتر شتاينماير غويرنيكا لإحياء ذكرى ضحايا القصف النازي الذي وقع خلال الحرب الأهلية الإسبانية في عام 1937، مما يمثل لحظة مهمة في الاعتراف بالفظائع التاريخية. هذه الزيارة ملحوظة بشكل خاص لأنها المرة الأولى التي يكرم فيها زعيم ألماني هذا الموقع.

El presidente alemán Frank-Walter Steinmeier visitó Guernica para conmemorar a las víctimas del bombardeo nazi que ocurrió durante la Guerra Civil Española en 1937, marcando un momento significativo en el reconocimiento de atrocidades históricas. Esta visita es especialmente notable ya que es la primera vez que un líder alemán rinde homenaje en este sitio.

Le président allemand Frank-Walter Steinmeier a visité Guernica pour commémorer les victimes du bombardement nazi survenu pendant la guerre civile espagnole en 1937, marquant un moment significatif dans la reconnaissance des atrocités historiques. Cette visite est particulièrement notable car c'est la première fois qu'un dirigeant allemand rend hommage sur ce site.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited Guernica to commemorate the victims of the Nazi bombing that occurred during the Spanish Civil War in 1937, marking a significant moment in acknowledging historical atrocities. This visit is particularly notable as it is the first time a German leader has paid tribute at this site.

German president honours victims of Nazi bombing atrocity on Guernica visit

President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday became the first German leader to visit Guernica, the Basque town destroyed by the Nazi Condor Legion in 1937. Joined by Spain's King Felipe VI, he honoured the hundreds of civilians killed in the attack, calling the massacre a lasting reminder of Germany’s “heavy burden of guilt”.

قام الرئيس فرانك-فالتر شتاينماير بزيارة تاريخية إلى غويرنيكا، المدينة الباسكية التي دمرتها الفيلق النازي في عام 1937، ليكون بذلك أول زعيم ألماني يكرم الضحايا هناك. ورافقه الملك الإسباني فيليبي السادس، حيث أحيى ذكرى المئات من المدنيين الذين قُتلوا في الهجوم، مشددًا على أن المجزرة تظل تذكيرًا دائمًا بعبء الذنب الثقيل الذي تحمله ألمانيا.

El presidente Frank-Walter Steinmeier realizó una visita histórica a Guernica, la ciudad vasca destruida por la Legión Condor nazi en 1937, siendo el primer líder alemán en rendir homenaje allí. Junto al rey de España, Felipe VI, honró la memoria de los cientos de civiles que perdieron la vida en el ataque, enfatizando el evento como un recordatorio significativo de la pesada carga de culpa de Alemania.

Le président Frank-Walter Steinmeier a effectué une visite historique à Guernica, la ville basque détruite par la Légion Condor nazie en 1937, devenant ainsi le premier dirigeant allemand à rendre hommage sur place. Accompagné du roi d'Espagne Felipe VI, il a honoré la mémoire des centaines de civils tués lors du bombardement, soulignant cet événement comme un rappel significatif du lourd fardeau de culpabilité de l'Allemagne.

President Frank-Walter Steinmeier made a historic visit to Guernica, the Basque town devastated by the Nazi Condor Legion in 1937, marking the first time a German leader has paid tribute there. Accompanied by Spain's King Felipe VI, he honored the memory of the hundreds of civilians who lost their lives in the bombing, emphasizing the event as a significant reminder of Germany's historical guilt.

German president honours victims of Nazi bombing atrocity on Guernica visit

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