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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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Our tour we started in a small museum with artifacts founded in the tunnels and bunkers.
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on this region we can find almost 100 concrete defense structures .
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valves and equipment from forts
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Before coming down the ground we can see dragon teeth anti tank barrels.
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next we found "tobruk" bunker prefabricated and digged in the ground.
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here is a plan of bunker we have visited.
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we are going to the main door
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our guide tried to find the key
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our guide lost the key so we have to go 10 kilometers to bring it back.
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system ventilation with holes after firing
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just a joke the door was opened
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ok we are in someone is calling to Berlin
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the rest room for soldiers
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the turret of heavy machune gun inside and observation turret
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air filters ,valves and tubes
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heavy machine gun station and commander room
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room with fortification mortar with rest of this mortar.Only 10 or 15 was made by Germans.
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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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end of jokes we are going down.30 meters down under ground, 7 floors.
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down is rather cold and many rooms
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descriptions on the walls originall in german and in polish when the polish army rules this strongholds.
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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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we are in the main tunnel.Guys it is really big.Normal train could really goes trought these tunnels.
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