{"id":61762,"date":"2025-11-09T23:43:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T22:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=61762"},"modified":"2025-11-20T20:14:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T19:14:57","slug":"a-spanish-bunker-from-the-time-of-world-war-ii-next-to-the-guadiaro-river-in-cadiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2025\/11\/09\/a-spanish-bunker-from-the-time-of-world-war-ii-next-to-the-guadiaro-river-in-cadiz\/","title":{"rendered":"A Spanish bunker from the time of World War II next to the Guadiaro River, in C\u00e1diz"},"content":{"rendered":"

After the start of World War II, Spain was threatened by the possibility of being invaded by both sides.<\/p>\n

P Line, the Spanish bunkers built during World War II in Sierra Cavallera, Gerona<\/a><\/rel>
\nThe old defenses of Fuerteventura: the batteries of Corralejo and Matas Blancas<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n

In order to prevent a German or Allied invasion, the regime of Francisco Franco planned the construction of a network of fortifications consisting of more than 500 bunkers in the vicinity of the Strait of Gibraltar<\/strong>. This defensive network, popularly known as the \"Strait Wall,\" was built by sappers from the 4th Fortifications Regiment of the Spanish Army<\/strong>, along with civilian workers and between 10,000 and 15,000 Republican prisoners from the then very recent Spanish Civil War, according to the San Roque City Council<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Yesterday, the excellent YouTube channel Aventuras Entresierras<\/a> (which I recommend you subscribe to) published an interesting video visiting one of the bunkers of that defensive network<\/strong>, specifically a machine gun position built at the confluence of the Guadiario and Hozgarganta rivers, in the province of C\u00e1diz, in order to defend a nearby bridge (the video is in Spanish, you can activate the automatic English subtitles in the bottom bar of the player):<\/p>\n