The city in the forest*

A colder, wetter and cloudier day although Jasper and I didn't get rained on too much this morning.

This afternoon we took the car along the turbine road and parked up at what we call the Commandament's Village and had a look around the ruins again. Here's an excerpt from Porta de la Historia's blog:-

The extensive fortifications and dugouts above La Fatarella were an attempt to hold a pocket on the enemy held part of the Ebro over the winter of 1938 and 1939 before a possible new offensive by the Republican Army for the Spring of 1939. This was not carried out, but a large network of fortified lines and accommodation was built and subsequently held and successfully evacuated between November 15th and16th 1938 when the 35th Division comprised of the XI, XIII and XV Brigada Mixtas defended these fortifications before being the last units of the retreating Army of the Ebro across the bridge at Flix before it was blown up. Ironically, these same Brigades were composed of the Spanish and Catalans troops who had served alongside the International Brigades before they had been withdrawn on 23rd September 1938 in an attempt by the Republican government to persuade the Nationalists to also withdraw their foreign troops.

There is more, and if you fancy reading it go to this blog and scroll down slightly more than one third of the page to begin reading.

I've posted a few more photos to my blipfolio if you're interested.

*This isn't my title, it's taken from the blog I've linked to.