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Ostwall - massive
fortification complex
Now we visit Ostwall - the East Wall
The "East Wall" was a massive defense line, like the more famous 'Siegfried
Line' near Miedzyrzecz.
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It seems to be a strange place to put modern 'porta-potties' at the far end of a
minefield - but after going around the mine area and making the necessary stop,
we headed up the stairs to the entrance and the museum.
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 Heading down into another bunker - FRED CHANG (772-19988), BILL NAPIER (2290-C/LIFE-1992) and HARRY COOPER (1-LIFE-1983). |
To the Museum.....
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| Another T-34 tank. It is
almost obligatory for museums in the former Soviet areas to have one on display. They were nearly as plentiful as Volkswagen "Beetles". |
RONAL HEUTON (7179-C-2007) has the same field
of vision as the sentry who stood in this O.P. seven decades ago. |
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.....then deep underground.
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Into the bunker entrance - and we go down hundreds of feet into the earth.
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Photos above and below - What it was like in the typical underground barracks and living areas.
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