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Posted By: zet Międzyrzecz Fortified Region - 09/05/2010 12:45 AM
hi guys Ive got a few days for vacation and have been on Ostwall bunkers.Międzyrzecz Fortified Region it is a fortified military defence line in Western Poland, between Oder and Warta rivers.Now we can find a few forts conected by network of tunnels.

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Posted By: zet Re: Międzyrzecz Fortified Region - 09/05/2010 12:48 AM
Our tour we started in a small museum with artifacts founded in the tunnels and bunkers.

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Posted By: zet Re: Międzyrzecz Fortified Region - 09/05/2010 12:59 AM
on this region we can find almost 100 concrete defense structures .

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Posted By: zet Re: Międzyrzecz Fortified Region - 09/05/2010 01:02 AM
another few artifacts

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Posted By: zet Re: Międzyrzecz Fortified Region - 09/05/2010 01:03 AM
next

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Posted By: zet Re: Międzyrzecz Fortified Region - 09/05/2010 01:07 AM
anti tank grenade

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Posted By: zet Re: Międzyrzecz Fortified Region - 09/05/2010 01:09 AM
equpiment and mines

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Posted By: zet Re: Międzyrzecz Fortified Region - 09/05/2010 01:14 AM
valves and equipment from forts

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Posted By: zet Re: Międzyrzecz Fortified Region - 09/05/2010 01:18 AM
Before coming down the ground we can see dragon teeth anti tank barrels.

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Posted By: zet Re: Międzyrzecz Fortified Region - 09/05/2010 01:19 AM
another

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Posted By: zet Re: Międzyrzecz Fortified Region - 09/05/2010 01:24 AM
next we found "tobruk" bunker prefabricated and digged in the ground.

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Posted By: zet Re: Międzyrzecz Fortified Region - 09/05/2010 01:25 AM
back

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Posted By: zet Re: Międzyrzecz Fortified Region - 09/05/2010 01:28 AM
armored dome

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Posted By: zet Re: Międzyrzecz Fortified Region - 09/05/2010 01:30 AM
here is a plan of bunker we have visited.

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Posted By: zet Re: Międzyrzecz Fortified Region - 09/05/2010 01:35 AM
dome grenade

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Posted By: zet Re: Międzyrzecz Fortified Region - 09/05/2010 01:38 AM
evacuation exit

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Posted By: zet Re: Międzyrzecz Fortified Region - 09/05/2010 01:44 AM
we are going to the main door

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Posted By: zet Re: Międzyrzecz Fortified Region - 09/05/2010 01:46 AM
our guide tried to find the key

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Posted By: zet Re: Międzyrzecz Fortified Region - 09/05/2010 01:48 AM
heavy machine gun window

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Posted By: zet Re: Międzyrzecz Fortified Region - 09/05/2010 01:51 AM
our guide lost the key so we have to go 10 kilometers to bring it back.

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Posted By: zet Re: Międzyrzecz Fortified Region - 09/05/2010 01:53 AM
system ventilation with holes after firing

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Posted By: zet Re: Międzyrzecz Fortified Region - 09/05/2010 01:55 AM
just a joke the door was opened

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Posted By: zet Re: Międzyrzecz Fortified Region - 09/07/2010 01:01 AM
ok we are in someone is calling to Berlin

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Posted By: zet Re: Międzyrzecz Fortified Region - 09/07/2010 01:03 AM
the rest room for soldiers

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Posted By: zet Re: Międzyrzecz Fortified Region - 09/07/2010 01:08 AM
the turret of heavy machune gun inside and observation turret

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Posted By: zet Re: Międzyrzecz Fortified Region - 09/07/2010 01:12 AM
air filters ,valves and tubes

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Posted By: zet Re: Międzyrzecz Fortified Region - 09/07/2010 01:15 AM
heavy machine gun station and commander room

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Posted By: zet Re: Międzyrzecz Fortified Region - 09/07/2010 01:21 AM
room with fortification mortar with rest of this mortar.Only 10 or 15 was made by Germans.

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Posted By: zet Re: Międzyrzecz Fortified Region - 09/07/2010 01:27 AM
evacuation exit from inside.Pics of rest of equipment.All equipment of the bunkers was taken by Russians just after the war.

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Posted By: zet Re: Międzyrzecz Fortified Region - 09/07/2010 01:33 AM
end of jokes we are going down.30 meters down under ground, 7 floors.

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Posted By: zet Re: Międzyrzecz Fortified Region - 09/07/2010 01:37 AM
down is rather cold and many rooms

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Posted By: zet Re: Międzyrzecz Fortified Region - 09/07/2010 01:47 AM
descriptions on the walls originall in german and in polish when the polish army rules this strongholds.

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Posted By: zet Re: Międzyrzecz Fortified Region - 09/07/2010 01:57 AM
we are going to the dark.We have to reach the main tunnel.Sometimes we can find holes for explosive charges.It is for destroing the tunnel during attack of enemies.The tunnel was blow up and filled with sand masses on the tunnel during building.

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Posted By: zet Re: Międzyrzecz Fortified Region - 09/07/2010 01:59 AM
we are in the main tunnel.Guys it is really big.Normal train could really goes trought these tunnels.

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