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Bunker Archaeology: The fortified bunker of Bralos railroad station, by Vasileios Kapantais

By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © Vasileios Kapantais, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission Bralos Railway Station is a railway station in the village of Bralos, Fthiotida Prefecture. The station opened in 1905 and closed on 10 February 2018, due to the construction of the new Athens – Thessaloniki high-speed railroad line, in the Tithorea-Lianokladi section. It […]

Bunker Archaeology: The Panzerstellung in Davleia, Greece, by Vasileios Kapantais

By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © Vasileios Kapantais, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission The Germans used the turrets of obsolete tanks as fixed positions, known as Panzerstellung, in order to guard vital areas, such as railroad lines, road junctions, bridges, beaches and other areas. Here we have another example of a Panzerstellung in Greece, this time […]

Bunker Archaeology: The Panzerstellung Pz I of Bralos tunnel, by Vasileios Kapantais

By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © Vasileios Kapantais, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission The Germans used the turrets of obsolete tanks as fixed positions, known as Panzerstellung, in order to guard vital areas, such as railroad lines, road junctions, bridges, beaches and other areas. Stellung translated literally means “Position“ and in this context a […]