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The explosion of the Llers powder magazine

Llers, Alt Empordà, Girona

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The explosion of the Llers powder magazine

Historical milestone · Llers, Alt Empordà, Girona

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The retreating republican army blew up in February 1939 the two hundred tons of explosives stored in the church of Sant Julià so that they would not fall into Francoist hands; the blast killed four people and flattened almost the whole village.

8 de febrero de 1939

Photo: Albert Sarola Juanola (CC BY-SA 3.0 es)

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