Research documents of the Belfra bunker group
The Belgian/French bunker research group Belfra has released some PDFs on their finds about the different Tobruk types. I host the English translations as a mirror to the forum http://lemurdelatlantique.lebonforum.com/. Have fun with these docs and thanks to the Belfra group. Also take a look at http://forum.axishistory.com/viewforum.php?f=70 for discussions on the findings. This page will be […]
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German bunkers in Romania
On the coast of Constanza in Romania near the old casino some MG bunkers were built during the war. One of them is a Tobruk bunker, covered with a hood and attached to an underground tunnel system. More on bunkers in Romania. See http://aedificium.rockhall.ro/
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Bunker found in downtown Warsaw
Works in Warsaw found a German bunker in the center of the city during works on a tram line. According to the photos it looks like a regular Tobruk to me, but a curator at the Polish army museum talks about a ’10-foot (3-meter) deep bunker’. It wil be moved to the museum. However the […]
In: News, Poland · Tagged with: 1944, 58c, city, festung, poland, ringstand, tobruk, warsaw, warschau, warszawa
Bunkersite.com update: Stützpunktgruppe Voorne
We did a new tour over the island to see what changed during the last ten years on Voorne. New photos of the Klein-Heidelbergstellung Stp XXIV ML, the Biberstellung Stp XXIII HL, Bp 60 the 616 and Wn 102 H the 134. Bunkersite.com update
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Look out
Lookout, originally uploaded by Artz!. Cap Blanc Nez
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Ringstand 69 in Poland
The Ringstand type 69 for observer/machine gun and mortar is quite common in the Atlantikwall. In Poland however it is an interesting find. Personally, I don’t know of any other place in Poland where you can find a Bauform 69. User Winnicki, on the Fortyfikacje Forum, found four examples near Płock in central Poland. They’re located in […]
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Bunkersite.com update: Nord Pas-de-Calais
Filled some holes on the website. Added the interesting HQ at Grand Millebrugghe Stp Simon with 117a, 119a and a heavy toilet bunker. Further more at the Sanatorium Zuydcoote Stp Bernhard and Wn Berthold and at Fort des Dunes near Leffrinckoucke Wn Dahlie and Klein-Dahlie. Bunkersite.com update
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