German shelters in Pskov region, Russia - a Regelbau type?

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Re: German shelters in Pskov region, Russia - a Regelbau type?

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Post by Eugenius » 16 May 2022, 16:56

Another type is even more interesting. It looks like a basement of a house; probably it really had any other structure on top:

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It looks like 2 separate chambers were unified in one structure with a kind of common walls. The empty space was probably filled with earth resulting with double walls with earth in between:

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Re: German shelters in Pskov region, Russia - a Regelbau type?

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Post by Eugenius » 16 May 2022, 17:07

Front view - 2 separate entrances into 2 separate chambers:

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Right entrance closeup. Note the window:

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A rail on top of the right entrance with LACKAWANNA 1917 logo - obviously "Lend-Lease" to the Russian Empire from USA:

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Also note that almost every concrete bricks has numbers:

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Re: German shelters in Pskov region, Russia - a Regelbau type?

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Post by Eugenius » 16 May 2022, 17:17

The dead end-type entrance protection:

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The chamber inside. Note numbers on nearly every second brick. Roof is made of cast concrete:

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The left chamber:

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Re: German shelters in Pskov region, Russia - a Regelbau type?

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Post by Eugenius » 16 May 2022, 17:27

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So any idea of the purpose of this object? I decided to ask you especially because we have a similar one not far from St. Petersburg - again 2 small chambers with separate entrances built close to each other, on the ravine slope:

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The left one:

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Re: German shelters in Pskov region, Russia - a Regelbau type?

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Post by Eugenius » 16 May 2022, 17:28

The right one:

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I would appreciate your comments and suggestions.

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