Comments on: “The Bunkers” – France

By: S.Marshall

S.Marshall — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:20:58 +0000

That is a cool find! Stuff like that hidden all over the place in France.

By: S.Marshall

S.Marshall — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:19:14 +0000

Yep, just as stated in the text above :)

By: S.Marshall

S.Marshall — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:18:34 +0000

Thanks for the info, interesting to know. We knew it was used well into the cold war, but we’re we’re not sure when it was finally abandoned.

By: Defender

Defender — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 13:14:35 +0000

More pic’s from this location : XXX [edited, sorry I'm not making this location public]

By: chip

chip — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 05:22:01 +0000

I did some web searching, the tank is a version of the ERC 90 Sagaie. Which was not in production until the late 70s, and early 80s. So this place was in service even late into the cold war.

the long “something” with the medical interior is a Panhard VCR, which also cam out in the mid 70s.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ERC_90_Sagaie#Production_history

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panhard_VCR

super awesome find, you found a military installation that apparently had been in use from at least ww1 to the late cold war era.

By: chip

chip — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 04:45:15 +0000

Those vehicles, especially the the two armored vehicles are considerably more modern than WW2. It looks to me like this was used well into the cold war.

By: mark

mark — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 07:06:14 +0000

Great find, kudos!

Some friends of mine just north of Paris recently discovered a pillbox-like structure in the forest behind their home. When they looked inside they found a tunnel, roughly 3km long, which ended in a derelict house in the adjacent village. It’s believed to have played a part in the resistance movement during WWII but may have been constructed much earlier. I must get over there more often ,,,

By: toby

toby — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 11:05:35 +0000

hi this kinda thing has facinated me since a young age (wish i was that age again and know what i know now, i would be right beside you’s in these pics) the whole site is brill i have had a great read and still wanting more, it dont matter where your reports from paris , london , etc everyone is just as enjoyable as the next, thanks for something different and all the best.