Chapter 2:
February 9, 1937
Rivas-Vaciamadrid, southeast of Madrid, central Spain Four days after the offensive began, Colonel Escamez's forces, to which our company belonged, had successfully captured key towns in the south, including Rivas-Vaciamadrid, while Colonel Ricardo Radda's forces had also successfully secured the high ground west of the river in the north.
The real problem was the central army, which should have been the core of the offensive.
If everything had gone as planned, they should have defeated the unsuspecting Republicans and successfully crossed the river.
Of course, there is no such thing as a war that goes according to plan.
"The 11th Division? Enrique Lester? He was from Frunze, wasn't he? You damned Soviet puppet, communist bastard."
"Anyway, the left and right wings have done their job.
All that matters is the center's performance…"
Colonels Escamez and Rada, who had done their part, were in a relatively comfortable position. However, the commander-in-chief of this operation, General Enrique Valera, seemed very displeased.