Visit to an occupied bunker in Starý Bohumín

Photo DRM 1901_48 shows soldiers of 10th Mounted Riflemen Regiment during a visit to an occupied bunker in Starý Bohumín. The MO s-4 bunker “U šedĕ vily” (“at the old villa”) was built in 1936 as an infantry fort in the district of Bohumin (Starý Bohumín). This fort could accommodate 45 soldiers, had 4 artillery positions and 4 armoured cupolas where a model 36 cannon and one or two model 26 machine guns were mounted. The mounted riflemen are wearing mostly leather uniform jackets, high boots and helmets model 16.  

Przemysław Kucia