(cache)Atlantic Wall Regelbau 634 - Battle bunker with 6 Embrasure Reinforced Iron Tower

Atlantic Wall Regelbau 634 - Battle bunker with 6 Embrasure Reinforced Iron Tower

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2020Apr 16

Th Atlantic Wall (Coastal Fortification: Atlantikwall) Bunker After the war this Regelbau 634 bunker was used by the electricity company. Armoured copula with six embrasures for machine guns. The sides of the copula are 25 cm thick. The muzzle of the machine gun was mounted in a ball head which fitted exactly into the embrasures. When the embrasures were not in use, they could be closed with heavy shutters. The hole in the top of the copula was for a periscope for surveying the terrain around the bunker. The copula is part of a type Regelbau 634 bunker. The copula is 25 cm thick, whereas the walls and ceiling are 2 m thick and offered the soldiers good protection against bombardment. In the bunker was an ammunition room and bunks for the crew of nine soldiers. In the Iron tower there was a shooter and a helper to operate the MG 34 machine gun, which was mounted on a special foot (M.G.-Schartenlafette 34 Ks) and with the round armor attachment locked so that there were armor in the shooting cut, In the middle of the tower was a periscope so that it could be observed in all directions. mounted in a special condition, so that there were armor in the shooting cut. This bunker Type was designed by the Heere for 'The army'. This bunker Type is part of the Regelbau program in the second world war. #bunker #AtlanticWall #Regelbau

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Atlantic Wall Regelbau 634 - Battle bunker with 6 Embrasure Reinforced Iron Tower

Atlantic Wall Regelbau 634 - Battle bunker with 6 Embrasure Reinforced Iron Tower

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