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11-18-2009, 01:50 PM | #10821 (permalink) | ||
Nae wains, Great Danes.
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11-18-2009, 01:52 PM | #10822 (permalink) |
Atchin' Akai
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Sounds a lot safer than the tin can Anderson shelters.
How the fuck they expected anyone to survive a bomb blast sat in one of those is beyond me. What was the bunker for Urban? (apart for Germans taking cover in) Was there some kind of installation nearby? |
11-18-2009, 01:54 PM | #10823 (permalink) | |
Nae wains, Great Danes.
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I always wondered what the point in an Anderson Shelter was. 'Cause as you say, it wouldn't provide any protection at all really.
edit: they were home made :O
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11-18-2009, 01:55 PM | #10824 (permalink) | |
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I think there were about 9 deaths. My Gran used to blame the bloke at the end house because he was stood on his doorstep watching the raid and smoking a cig at the time. |
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11-18-2009, 02:11 PM | #10825 (permalink) | |
Nae wains, Great Danes.
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There's a castle here that's been damaged by bombs. It was sort of rebuilt kinda. Haha, sounds like a good enough explaination Grans are amazing with their views on stuff
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11-18-2009, 02:11 PM | #10826 (permalink) |
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"They were made from six corrugated iron sheets bolted together at the top, with steel plates at either end, and measured 6ft 6in by 4ft 6in (1.95m by 1.35m). The entrance was protected by a steel shield and an earthen blast wall."
6 people were meant to sleep and shelter in these things. |
11-18-2009, 02:17 PM | #10827 (permalink) | ||
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11-18-2009, 02:46 PM | #10828 (permalink) |
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The south where I'm from is riddled with german bunkers after the german occupation. The mountains there are like swizz cheese .. really. I've spent quite a lot of time in dank, dark holes.
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11-18-2009, 05:51 PM | #10830 (permalink) |
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Speaking of Nazi era bunkers, basements and hideouts...
When I was stationed in Germany, some friends and I were out one night drinkin' some drank and and we found a way into this old locked up basement (B&E) underneath a building on an ex-Nazi, now U.S. controlled military base where our barracks were located. Here are some of the pictures I took: Ze Germans!
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