Bombardment of Almería

Bombardment of Almería
Part of the Spanish Civil War

Admiral Scheer in Gibraltar in 1936.
Date31 May 1937
Location
Almería, Spain
Result

German Victory

  • Almería severely damaged
Belligerents
Spanish Republic  Nazi Germany
Strength
1 heavy cruiser
4 destroyers
Casualties and losses
  • 19–20 civilians killed
  • 55 injured
  • 35 damaged structures
 None

The bombardment of Almería was a naval action which took place on 31 May 1937, during the Spanish Civil War. The Kriegsmarine bombed the city of Almería in retaliation for a Republican air attack on the German cruiser Deutschland.

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