TracesOfWar needs your help! Every euro, pound or dollar you contribute greatly supports the continuation of this website. Go to stiwot.nl and donate!

Air-raid Shelter Astra Armaments Factory

The Talleres de Gernika (TdG) factory built two shelters for it workers in September 1936.
This shelter is 22m long and 5m wide, and built with solid, 1m thick walls.

These two concrete bunkers were "disquised" under a false roof, and as a result were not identified as air-raid shelters by the aircraft that took part in the bombing raid.

Do you have more information about this location? Inform us!

Source

  • Text: Fedor de Vries + TracesOfWar
  • Photos: Koos Winkelman

Related books

The Spanish Revolution
The Battle for Spain

43.312061, -2.676201