Les Devees

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Fotografies de la zona de combats de la Batalla del Ebre (1938).

 

Les trinxeres republicanes de Les Devees, sobre la carretera La Fatarella - Camposines, protegien el primer poble precisament en l'eix d'aquesta via. Els combats en aquest sector foren curts, ja que el mateix 13 de novembre fou capturat pels feixistes tot l'entorn, en els dies finals de la batalla. Les Devees son una de les poques fortificacions excavades i restaurades recentment per a poder ser visitades.

 

La batalla de l'Ebre (25 juliol - 16 novembre de 1938) fou la més important i mortifera de la guerra civil espanyola. Hi ha que també la consideren també la més decisiva, però crec que per desgracia la guerra ja estava decidida de molt abans, com a minim des del trencament del front d'Aragó el 9 de març del mateix any.

 

La batalla s'inicia amb la major ofensiva i exit republica en creuar el riu Ebre entre Mequinensa i Amposta (sobretot entre Riba-roja i Miravet),i avançar fins la linea La Pobla de Massaluca -Vilalba dels Arcs -Gandesa - Serra de Pandols. Però en només 48h, l'avenç fulgurant fou aturat en sec. Aleshores Franco decidí anar esclafant les forces republicanes turó a turó, en una batalla de desgast identica a la Primera Guerra Mundial per a la qual aquestes no tenien ni recursos ni alternativa, sobretot amb el riu a l'esquena. Els principals combats, que duraren del 10 d'agost al 29 d'octubre, es concentraren en una area molt petita i devastada: el triangle Vertex Gaeta - Corbera - Camposines.

 

Finalment, una ofesiva final el 30 d'octubre va ocupar la carena de la Serra de Cavalls, fent insostenible tot el cap de pont republicà, que aconseguí , això sí, retirar-se ordenadament fins el 16 de novembre. Però el mal ja estava fet, i no quedaven forces per a una defensa adecuada de Catalunya, que va caure tres mesos després. Després, la foscor.

 

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This is part of the Ebro battlefield (1938), in Southern Catalonia.

 

The republican trenches of Les Devees, on the road La Fatarella - Camposines, protected the first village precisely on the axis of this road. The fighting in this sector was short, as on November 13 it was captured by the fascists all around, in the final days of the battle. The Devees are one of the few fortifications recently excavated and restored to be visited.

 

The Battle of the Ebro (July 25 - November 16, 1938) was the most important and deadlier of the Spanish Civil War. There are those who also consider it the most decisive, but I think that unfortunately the war was already decided long before, at least since the breaking of the front of Aragon on March 9 of the same year.

 

The battle began with the greatest offensive made by the Republican forces, when they crossed the river Ebro between Mequinensa and Amposta (especially between Riba-roja and Miravet), and advanced to the line La Pobla de Massaluca -Vilalba dels Arcs -Gandesa - Serra de Pandols . But in just 48 hours, the dazzling advance was stopped short. Then Franco decided to crush the republican forces hill by hill (with massive artillery and bomber barrages), in a battle of attrition identical to the First World War for which the Republicans had no resources or alternative, especially with the river behind them. The main assaults, which lasted from August 10 to October 29, were concentrated in a very small and devastated area: the triangle Vertex Gaeta - Corbera - Camposines.

 

Finally, a final offensive on October 30 occupied the ridge of the Serra de Cavalls, making the entire Republican bridgehead unsustainable, which managed, however, to withdraw in an orderly manner until November 16. But the damage was already done, and there were no forces left for a proper defense of Catalonia, which fell three months later. Then, fascist darkness.

 

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