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Forests, wood and bunkers.

Article about: Hello friends. Today I am going to start a shot thread that I have called "Forests, wood and bunkers". I intend to give a perspective on the territory that the German soldiers foun

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    Hello friends.

    The truth is that this thread was already finished, but today this photo has arrived, which I have inserted at the end of # 20.

    Forests, wood and bunkers.

    But I have also put it here so that it does not go unnoticed by all of you who have followed the thread.

    Stay safe.
    Santi

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    Keep them coming Santi, it's a pleasure to look at them.

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    Another photo arrived today and inserted in #20

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    And some images of a group of smiling soldiers in front of a wall of wooden logs under construction

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    Hello friends.
    Two new acquisitions for the collection. I have inserted the first and second photos at the end of #20.

    Forests, wood and bunkers.
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    On the reverse of the first is written "bei bunkerbau. Russland March 1943".

    Forests, wood and bunkers.
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    In the second the soldiers with the axes seem to have fun, while they spend the summer preparing their bunker for the winter.

    Forests, wood and bunkers.

    The third I have found on the net. I have inserted it as image number 4 in #27. It is a bunker on the Volchov Front, with all the comforts ...

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    OUTSTANDING Santi!!!
    Thank you.
    Those were photo's I have never seen before.
    Very interesting and well put together!!!
    Awesome Job!!!!

    Semper Fi
    Phil

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    A few days later I got another photo of the same soldier and the same bunker under construction.

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    The new photo:

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    Santi thank you for a great thread.. Great story, great pictures. Respect for all that work put into creating this.

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    An excellent thread for sure - thank you Santi!

    If I may, I could share a few related period photos from my own collection and some remains of wooden structures I've found in northern Finland

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    Thank you very much, Nordlicht44.

    It would be great, of course you can upload all you want to the thread

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    In the far north conditions were harsh and therefore finding proper shelter - not only from enemy fire but also from the elements - was essential. But what to do when wood is scarce and valuable in these regions? The solution was to use what the ground itself provided.

    Here are some 1943-dated photos of these stone dugouts and positions that were a common sight (if you could spot them!) in the northernmost parts of Norway and Finland.

    Forests, wood and bunkers. Forests, wood and bunkers.

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    The construction was typically reinforced and camouflaged with layers of earth - shelter halves were also useful. In the right hands these small caves could be turned into relatively cozy little "homes"... and most importantly, some were big enough for Christmas parties

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    Additional archive photos. Officers get fancier doors of course

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