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Spain's Melilla commemorates centenary of defeat in Battle of Annual with solemn parade

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Melilla, Oct 16 (EFE).- Spanish autonomous city of Melilla Saturday commemorated the centenary of the defeat of the Spanish Army in the Battle of Annual, with a solemn military ceremony in the center of the city.General Command of Melilla also paid tribute to the nearly 10,000 soldiers who lost their lives in what is considered the greatest defeat of the Spanish Army of the 20th century, and in which many other of the troops suffered a long captivity.This greatest defeat is often referred to by Spanish people as the Disaster of Annual. (Camera: PAQUI SANCHEZ).SHOT LIST: SPANISH MILITARY PERSONNEL PARTICIPATE IN A CEREMONY TO COMMEMORATE THE DISASTER OF ANNUAL IN MELILLA, SPAIN.

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