Fortifications

Photographs, drawings, tactical and historical descriptions of the Finnish fortifications that withstood the Russian offensive in the winter of 1940.

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Correct drawings and descriptions of bunker in Summankylä is added. Coming out in autumn 2009 3D models of bunkers, maps, photos, descriptions of fortifications Happy New Year 2009 to everyone! Last update Line movie of 1940 on Youtube personnel of the 461st Mobile Surgery Unit on the
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2. Czechoslovak Fortification 1938

Profile of the ultimately futile fortification systems constructed by the Czechs prior to the Nazi invasion.

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One of the most perfect fortification systems constructed during the thirties of the 20th century. Lonesome ferroconcrete monsters remind us of grievous events from the Czechoslovak history.
Czechoslovak Fortification 1938. The heavy fortification bunker K-S-35 "Nad lesem" at Mladkov with an anti-tank and anti-infantry barrier zone (1938). Phone: (+420) 384 496 220 This page is dedicated to those Czechs who were forced to leave the Czechoslovak fortification bunkers with tears in

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3. Fortweb

Covers European fortifications of the 19th and 20th century, particularly the Maginot Line and Vallo Alpino in Italy. Contains photographs, history and weaponry information.

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Fortweb is a group of sites of all kinds of 19th and 20th century fortifications all over Europe
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4. UK World War 2 Pillboxes and Anti-Invasion Defences.

Photos of locations in the United Kingdom showing pillboxes and other defences built to resist a German invasion in World War 2.

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Photos of locations showing english and british pill boxes, pillbox, bunkers and anti-tank defences built to resist a German invasion of England in World War 2.

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5. The Maginot Line

History and description of the Maginot Line of fortifications along the French-German border.

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" Whatever is the conception that one can make himself of a future war, there is a necessity that remains imperious, it's to prevent the territory from invasion. We know what disasters it can accumulate so the victory, itself, isn't able to compensate the irreparable damages. The defensive
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6. Delaware's Coastal Defenses

History of Fort Miles and Fort Saulsbury and their role in defending the Delaware coast.

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Delaware's Coastal Defenses: Fort Saulsbury and A Mighty Fort Called Miles Fort Saulsbury and A Mighty Fort Called Miles. To the officers and men of the Regular army, National Guard, Coast Guard, Navy and Reserve units, who served at Fort Miles and Fort Saulsbury in defense of the United States
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7. The Pillbox Study Group

Introduces the most common World War 2 defensive fortifications in the UK. Details the location, background information, history and other resources.

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Photos of pillboxes,location of pillboxes in united kingdom

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8. Fortress Hertfordshire

Jim Apps describes and illustrates what remains of a World War 2 ring of anti-tank ditches and pillboxes built as a final line of defense to prevent the capture of London.

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Brookmans Park Newsletter content created by the community for the community Fortress Hertfordshire - local wartime defences Type 24 pillbox just off Swanley Bar Lane in the fields of the Royal Veterinary College In 1940, as the German army swept across mainland Europe to the shores of France,
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9. Regelbau

Diagrams and detailed descriptions of fortification technique used in both World Wars, emphasizing the Regelbau system.

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strategies, techniques and application and a brief description of the versatile Regelbau concept. 622, two-group bunker (20 men), 10. Battery, Hirtshals South lesson learned in the trenches of WW1 In the aftermath of the "Great War" of 1914-18, the incredible horrors and suffering
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10. Siegfriedline / Westwall Website

Gives details of the wall constructed along the western border of the former Reich, 1936-1945. Includes maps, art, music, technical details, historical background, and pictures.

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