Eren llars / Those were homes
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
No acostumo a posar aquí fotografies antigues de la guerra civil, o de les guerres mundials (ja tinc un altre lloc per a això), però he de fer una petita excepció, aquí. Vaig trobar a Internet en venda una serie de fotografies originals, provinents d'un album d'un membre de la infame Legion Condor. Formaven part segurament d'un album fotografic recollint les seves experiencies bèliques. Com vaig veure que unes quantes clàrament mostraven el camp de batalla del Ebre, que conec prou bé, vaig decidir fer-me amb elles per a poder-les compartir amb tots vosaltres. Pe això les pujo aquí, per a integrar-les amb l'album que tinc dedicat a la batalla del Ebre.
L'autor de les imatges sembla que fou Erich Schumann (1914-1999), de Halle-Saale. Després de la guerra civil, va lluitar i sobreviure a la Segona Guerra Mundial.
Probablement, això és Corbera d'Ebre poc despres de ser aniquilada pel bombardeig artiller i aeri, durant la Batalla del Ebre. No he trobat gaires fotografies de Corbera bomberdejada, i la majoria semblen com a minim de diversos anys després. Però considerant que aquestes fotos les varen fer membres de la Legion Condor sense dubte son de durant la batalla, poc després de que Corbera caigués de nou, ara completament destruida, en mans feixistes.
Aquesta és una de les imatges del grup que no sé del cert que sigui Corbera, però com anava amb el grup on si n'hi havia clarament (es veu el campanar, en altres), és possible que ho sigui.
ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legi%C3%B3_C%C3%B2ndor
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I do not indent to put old photos of the spanish Civil War, or the World Wars here (I already have another place for that), but I have to make a small exception, here. I found a series of original photographs for sale on the Internet, from an album by a member of the infamous nazi Legion Condor. They were probably part of a photo album recounting their war experiences. As I saw that a few clearly showed the battlefield of the Ebro (1938), which I know well enough, I decided to take them so I could share them with all of you. That's why I upload them here, to integrate them with the album I have dedicated to the battle of the Ebro.
The owner of the album, and probably photographer, was a Legion Condor veteran named Erich Schumann (1914-1999), from Halle-Saale. He also fought as captain in the Luftwaffe in WW2.
Shocking view of Corbera d'Ebre shortly after being destroyed by artillery and aerial bombardment, during the Battle of the Ebro. The Legion Condor was an active part of this. I haven't found many photographs of Corbera just bombed, and most of them look like at least several years later. But considering that these photos were taken by members of the Condor Legion, they are certainly from during the battle, shortly after Corbera fell again, now completely destroyed, into fascist hands.
I'm not sure if this is Corbera, but some other pictures of the group certainly are.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxQZ_gKCHtk
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condor_Legion
Eren llars / Those were homes
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
No acostumo a posar aquí fotografies antigues de la guerra civil, o de les guerres mundials (ja tinc un altre lloc per a això), però he de fer una petita excepció, aquí. Vaig trobar a Internet en venda una serie de fotografies originals, provinents d'un album d'un membre de la infame Legion Condor. Formaven part segurament d'un album fotografic recollint les seves experiencies bèliques. Com vaig veure que unes quantes clàrament mostraven el camp de batalla del Ebre, que conec prou bé, vaig decidir fer-me amb elles per a poder-les compartir amb tots vosaltres. Pe això les pujo aquí, per a integrar-les amb l'album que tinc dedicat a la batalla del Ebre.
L'autor de les imatges sembla que fou Erich Schumann (1914-1999), de Halle-Saale. Després de la guerra civil, va lluitar i sobreviure a la Segona Guerra Mundial.
Probablement, això és Corbera d'Ebre poc despres de ser aniquilada pel bombardeig artiller i aeri, durant la Batalla del Ebre. No he trobat gaires fotografies de Corbera bomberdejada, i la majoria semblen com a minim de diversos anys després. Però considerant que aquestes fotos les varen fer membres de la Legion Condor sense dubte son de durant la batalla, poc després de que Corbera caigués de nou, ara completament destruida, en mans feixistes.
Aquesta és una de les imatges del grup que no sé del cert que sigui Corbera, però com anava amb el grup on si n'hi havia clarament (es veu el campanar, en altres), és possible que ho sigui.
ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legi%C3%B3_C%C3%B2ndor
======================
I do not indent to put old photos of the spanish Civil War, or the World Wars here (I already have another place for that), but I have to make a small exception, here. I found a series of original photographs for sale on the Internet, from an album by a member of the infamous nazi Legion Condor. They were probably part of a photo album recounting their war experiences. As I saw that a few clearly showed the battlefield of the Ebro (1938), which I know well enough, I decided to take them so I could share them with all of you. That's why I upload them here, to integrate them with the album I have dedicated to the battle of the Ebro.
The owner of the album, and probably photographer, was a Legion Condor veteran named Erich Schumann (1914-1999), from Halle-Saale. He also fought as captain in the Luftwaffe in WW2.
Shocking view of Corbera d'Ebre shortly after being destroyed by artillery and aerial bombardment, during the Battle of the Ebro. The Legion Condor was an active part of this. I haven't found many photographs of Corbera just bombed, and most of them look like at least several years later. But considering that these photos were taken by members of the Condor Legion, they are certainly from during the battle, shortly after Corbera fell again, now completely destroyed, into fascist hands.
I'm not sure if this is Corbera, but some other pictures of the group certainly are.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxQZ_gKCHtk
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condor_Legion