Spanish Civil War Fighting Position (Guadarrama)

Winter 1938, after a quick but intense fortification labour the 72º Division was finishing the fortification of Cuesta de la Casa. It was during this hard winter in the montanious northern Madrid when the republicans were preparing an attack to interfer in the defensive works and, maybe, trying to retake this stronghold. The attack would be launched with fire support from faraway positions and machinegun-riffles. The francoist soldiers were warming in their positions with fires from what little wood they could find in the bold landscape. The goberment soldiers attacked, shooting their mausers and mosin-nagants and throwing grenades at close range. An intense fight took place, but no sucess was achived by the attackers. Remains of this particular event were found during the excavation and intensive survey of this position and surroundings. Exploded Laffite grenades, impacted bullets of spanish mauser and mosin-nagant from the attackers. Rests of a little fire place and the ammo used by the defenders.