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3 February 1937: The Battle of Malaga
Tony Bryant 3 February 1937
...ships. The civilians were left defenceless and completely unprepared for the attacks. It is believed that between 3,000 and 5,000 citizens, who were mostly mothers carrying children, the old and the sick, were killed. In his book, 'The Spanish ... Nationalist jail in Malaga. In 2005, a memorial was initiated in Torre del Mar (approximately halfway between Malaga and Almeria) to honor the victims of the massacre.