Dalt el Turó de la Rovira / On top of the hill

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Al Turó de la Rovira, Barcelona, hi ha un lloc que és alhora un mirador excepcional de la ciutat, i part de la seva historia tràgica i militar. Es tracta obviament de la bateria antiaeria construida durant la guerra civil. També es coneix com "els bunquers del Carmel", tot i que aquest turó no és pas el Carmel, sino el Turó de la Rovira.

Aquesta bateria fou construida el 1938 per a defensar Barcelona dels bombarders feixistes, notablement els italians que venien de Mallorca. El seu armament principal eren 4 canons AA de 105mm, sembla que Vickers 105/45 mod. 1923. Però també hi debia haver altres peces de menor calibre, ja que la bateria clarament compta amb 4 grans pous d'artilleria (105mm) i com a mínim 3 més de més petites. També hi havia lloc de comandament i dormitoris per la tropa.

ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tur%C3%B3_de_la_Rovira_(Barcelona)

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On the Turó de la Rovira, Barcelona, there is a place that is both an exceptional viewpoint of the city, and part of its tragic and military history. This is obviously the anti-aircraft battery built there during the civil war. It is also known as the "bunquers del Carmel".

This battery was built in 1938 to defend Barcelona from fascist bombers, notably the Italians coming from Mallorca. Its main armament was 4 105mm AA guns, apparently Vickers 105/45 mod. 1923. But there must also have been other pieces of smaller caliber, since the battery clearly has 4 large artillery pits (for the 105mm guns) and at least 3 more smaller ones. There was also a command post and sleeping quarters for the soldiers.

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Taken on: January 31, 2023

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