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Description
Born in: Extremadura
Offspring: 0Marital status: Married
Job: Sergeant of the Guardia Civil
Date of the attack: 29/04/1977
Place of the attack: Tolosa
Weapon: Automatic Riffle
Killed by: ETA
Description
On 29 April 1977, a unit of ETA político-militar raided the Banco Hispano Americano branch in Tolosa and got away with twenty million pesetas. The staff notified the Civil Guard and Sergeant Antonio Galán Aceituno arrived to begin the investigation. As he was carrying out this task, a 4-person unit from ETA-militar entered the premises, also intending to rob the bank.
One of the terrorists was dressed as a Civil Guard and managed to trick Galán. The raiders opened fire with a submachine gun, and he was killed instantly. One of the terrorists was wounded by a non-commissioned officer.
In his jacket pocket, Galán was carrying two letters to his parents and wife which he never got to send.
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