During the Spanish Civil War, the province of Madrid was the scene of important combats, in a front line that lasted several years.<\/p>\n
Today old fortifications from that time are preserved in various locations in the Community of Madrid. One of them is Colmenar del Arroyo<\/strong>, a municipality with less than 2,000 inhabitants located about 40 kilometers west of the city of Madrid. The troops of the national side took this municipality in November 1936<\/strong>, and at the end of 1938 began its fortification in anticipation of a possible offensive by the Republican side.<\/p>\n One of these fortifications was Blockhaus 13, built by the 2nd Company of the 7th Sapper Battalion.<\/strong> It was the only bunker in this town that was completed, since the war ended on April 1 of 1939 without that republican offensive taking place in said locality. The bunker occupies an area of 160 square meters<\/strong> and was built with concrete.<\/p>\n The bunker is preserved in good condition, and in December of 2019 the Community of Madrid declared it an Asset of Cultural Interest<\/a>. The text of the declaration explained the history of this bunker and added: \"The German term \u201cblockhaus\u201d (originally referring to wooden houses) was adopted during the First World War by the French<\/strong> to describe concrete constructions carried out as a result of the stabilization of the western front\"<\/em>.<\/p>\n Last Saturday, the Youtube channel of Los paseetes de Yogui<\/a> published a video about this fortification:<\/p>\n
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