WW2 Underground Bunker - France, March 2015

[The_Raw]

This bunker was built in 1934. It consists of three combat blocks, each linked by an underground gallery system containing barracks spaces, ammunition storage and utility services. The galleries are excavated at an average depth of up to 30 metres (98 ft). In 1940 it was attacked by German forces during the Battle of France and was forced to surrender after a heavy artillery bombardment. It was re-equipped after the war, but was abandoned in the 1970s.

I visited with Extreme_ironing, Monkey, Miaro, Andy & Cristina. We tried a couple of others in the area first, one was sealed, the other was no deeper than ground level and empty. As soon as we got inside this one and saw there was a lift going down we were immediately excited. It turned out to be huge underneath with little bits of everything left behind and very little vandalism, an amazing example of it's kind and an absolute pleasure to explore. I have to say a massive thank you to our German friends for making this happen, it was just one part of a fantastic trip over there!

One room had several of these old pin ups on the walls

The tunnels either side led to the other blocks with their own fort at the top of some stairs

Two of the gun emplacements

Thanks for looking

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[Kalum_a]

looks like a great place Raw and the pic of the stairs is brilliant. Great shots

 

[Lenston]

Great locations and photos mate, right up my street this

 

[Andy]

Great set, it was a really interesting place. Except the eeeendless stairs down (or back up).

 

[hamtagger]

That's a belting looking place, those stairs

I'm gonna have to branch out a bit into mainland europe i think to sample some of this stuff

 

[Vancolen Kevin]

looks good, nice location

 

[skeleton key]

Cracker that mate

 

[-Raz-]

nice set mate! 3 way corridor split is cool!

 

[Cozmic]

Incredible find.

 

[wellingtonian]

Jeez, big yes to this fella. Top report

 

[Maniac]

This is one of the Magionot bunkers, I went in the same one last year and spent an age trying to light the 3 way corridor. lol

There's quite a few of them you can go in if you know where to look, we did 3 of them when we went, they are great fun to explore and absolutely massive!

 

[Lara]

Thats a bit nice Mr R

 

[klempner69]

Speechless of Swindon!..report n pics of the year for me mate..thanks for sharing.

 

[shaddam]

Very cool indeed good sir !!