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Meanwhile in Switzerland…

by Renaud Mayers
1 year ago
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Meanwhile in Switzerland…

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There are an estimated 8,000 military bunkers in Switzerland alongside between 340,000 and 360,000 civilian bunkers (shelters).

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Types of Swiss Military Bunkers

Swiss military bunkers vary in size, depending on their role, from small armoured observation posts and medium size gun casemates to huge underground forts boasting large garrisons.

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Modern Interest in Bunkers

A fair few have been neglected or put out of commission since the end of the Cold War but the war in Ukraine has sparked a new interest in concrete structures within the Swiss defence ministry!

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-RBM.

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Renaud Mayers

Currently working on behalf of the Belgian Ministry of Defence, thanks to my knowledge in WWII and other areas. Working in two WWII era fortresses still belonging to the Army.

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