INFORMATION: Bunkers!
I guess you are not familiar with our local places, but I made this map to show their position. There are several more, but those photos are on CD`s which I have packed and moved to my new house!
I`ll bring some back next time I get there!
I`ll bring some back next time I get there!
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Question. What kind of pillboxes were scattered through the low countries and france? Any pics? In books I have read it talks about scattered and well concealed pillboxes. How about pillboxes on the Siegfried Line? Ever heard of the forts in and around Metz and Loraine? Any one got pics of them? Thanks!
Hello!
A very effective MG pos. much used in the low-countries were the 35P08
armoured cupolar mounted on various bunkers. Inside the cupolar, an MG-42 (or 34) were mounted on a track system, making it possible to turn 360 degrees. The bunker and cupolar were also gas-tight and very heavy armoured
A very effective MG pos. much used in the low-countries were the 35P08
armoured cupolar mounted on various bunkers. Inside the cupolar, an MG-42 (or 34) were mounted on a track system, making it possible to turn 360 degrees. The bunker and cupolar were also gas-tight and very heavy armoured
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Hello!
A very effective MG pos. much used in the low-countries were the 35P08
armoured cupolar mounted on various bunkers. Inside the cupolar, an MG-42 (or 34) were mounted on a track system, making it possible to turn 360 degrees. The bunker and cupolar were also gas-tight and very heavy armoured
A very effective MG pos. much used in the low-countries were the 35P08
armoured cupolar mounted on various bunkers. Inside the cupolar, an MG-42 (or 34) were mounted on a track system, making it possible to turn 360 degrees. The bunker and cupolar were also gas-tight and very heavy armoured
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Well, I guess pillbox could mean anything from a small "ringstand, to a massive bunker. I don`t know which type they used most, but the "Ringstand 51C" also called "Tobruk" is widely spread over all defencelines, and very common
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Thanks for your input Logan! It makes sense, but I just can`t figure out why I have only seen this in connection with airfields...... Maybe becouse of the easy training you mentioned?? (I guess Luftwaffe had enough to do allready!)They were popular because they took little training, were a turret, were pre-manufactured, mass-produced, and in large supply
EE