The 40 Most Interesting Czech WWII Bunkers - Czech Republic
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The infantry blockhouses, the military fortress and also small bunkers (pillboxes) are a legend in the territory of Czech Republic.
Waymark Code: WMN1WG
Location: Královéhradecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 12/09/2014
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The Czechoslovak (CSR) government built a system of border fortifications (
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Because of the extreme length of the border line the CSR had to defend (
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The mainly built fortified constructions were light fortified installations - pillboxes model 36 and, most of all, the installations model 37. The bunkers model 37 represent by following chiefly the principle of flanking fire a very modem concept of fortifications. The structures in the terrain are laid out in lines in which the neighbouring nests shelter each other, establishing a defence usually in two lines, with the front protected by a system of antipersonnel or antitank blocks.
The book reminds a few dozens most interesting Czech WWII bunkers. The some of them already have their own waymark:
- Infantry blockhouse "N-S 82 Brezinka": (
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- Infantry blockhouse "MO S-5 Na Trati": (
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- Infantry casemate "N-S 84 Voda": (
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- Pillbox beside Bratronice village: (
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The coordinates this waymark refers to most completed and preserved heavy fortified installation - the infantry block "N-S 82 Brezinka".