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08-16-2008, 02:57 PM
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| Pictures from some abandonded Cold War bunkers along the Russ-Finnish border in Karelia (56K warning) bunker 100 mm cannon ZIF-25 spb_stalker: Казематная пушка ЗИФ-25 (100мм) more pictures of this fortifications line: spb_stalker: КАУ* |
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08-16-2008, 07:05 PM
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| Thanks for adding to the thread Ramirezzz. always great to see bunkers |
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08-17-2008, 10:09 AM
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| A few months ago, I was in the old commandpost of the Civil rescue organisation, an organisation dedicated to emergency aid during bombing. It was dismatled after the cold war ended. Half of the bunker is an old German command bunker, the rest are newer ('70ies) atomic bunkers. Pics can be found Here: Index
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08-17-2008, 10:21 AM
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__________________  fly boy:"isnt that the first jet bomber becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" | |
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08-17-2008, 12:12 PM
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__________________  Roman Susil Zlin, Czech Republic ...a friend of Joe Owsianik,So. Plainfield, NJ, a former left waist gunner from B-17G ''Tail End Charlie" from 2ndBG,20th Sqdn who was forced to bail out on Aug. 29th, 1944 over my country. | |
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08-22-2008, 03:12 PM
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| I heard about this on the radio from Paul Harvey. Stuff like this never happens in Iowa!
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08-22-2008, 10:01 PM
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Didn't make a detailed inspection at the time!  I don't remember, but the local doctor told my dad that they had found stuff on the beaches over the years, bits of rusty barbed wire etc. I think the largest spikes were meant to impale boats, LCV's etc, and they set smaller spikes to catch men or inflatables coming ashore. I believe that they did not anticipate front-door LCV's, they probably expected small boats & rubber rafts. There were alot of bunkers/pillboxes above the beaches, so if they could snag incoming troops they had longer to fire on them before they got ashore.
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08-23-2008, 06:25 AM
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__________________ fly boy:"isnt that the first jet bomber becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" | |
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08-23-2008, 08:07 AM
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| I will make it over to Normandy sometime in my life.
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08-24-2008, 09:20 AM
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__________________  Pillage, then burn. Argue not with dragons, for thou art crunchy and go well on toast. | |
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08-25-2008, 08:08 AM
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| Went to Normandy back in 1994. The movies do not do justice to that beach. Omaha is a shooting gallery from the perspective of the Germans. It's a decent up angle to the top of what I would guess is a 60ft rise. No cover (came in at low tide) and a good 1/4 mile of ground to cover before you even get to the dry sand. It's amazing any of them made it. |
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08-25-2008, 09:00 AM
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| Scares me just trying to imagine covering that distance while under fire! Cannot imagine what was going through those brave men's minds.
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08-25-2008, 09:19 AM
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08-25-2008, 10:10 AM
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| Very true Tim!
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08-25-2008, 11:57 AM
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| Der Crewchief Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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You are correct though about how the movies do not do it justice. I remember walking down to the water and walking about a few meters and then running up the beach just to get a feel of what they saw. I can not even imagine what it must have been like under fire.
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