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...United Pressman Leon Kay, with the Leftists on the Ebro, reported that within 24 hours they endured 85 Rightist air raids-one about every 29 minutes), Generalissimo Franco hastily shifted effectives from his south to his north front. Meanwhile, he opened the floodgates of all dams on the Noguera Pallaresa and Segre Rivers, northern tributaries of the Ebro. sent a wall of water tearing down into the river which raised it from three to five feet. Rightist Pilot Heraclio Gautier flew over the river to photograph the effects of the flood on Leftist pontoon bridges. His plane was winged...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WAR IN SPAIN: Successful Diversion | 8/8/1938 | See Source »

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