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A bunker is a defensive warfare fortification to protect oneself. - A bunker is also:
- a hazard, usually filled with sand, on a golf course.
- a storage area for a bulk product , such as coal or wood
Image:Albania bunkers.jpg|thumb|300px|Bunkers in Albania
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Bunkers are mostly below ground, while a blockhouse is mostly above ground level. They were used extensively in World War I and World War II. In the 1950s, the bunker became part of Americana culture. A famous bunker is the North American Aerospace Defense Command ( NORAD). Some installations are giant underground complexes. The Soviet UnionThe Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR ( Russian: ; tr. Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik (SSSR) also called the Soviet Union ( ; tr. Sovetsky Soyuz , was a state in much of the northern region of Eurasia that existed from 1922 until 1 maintained huge bunkers during the Cold WarThe Cold War (c. 1945- 1991) was the open yet restricted rivalry that developed after World War II between groups of nations practicing different ideologies and political systems. On one side was the Soviet Union and its allies, often referred to as the E. In AlbaniaAlbania is a country in southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Montenegro in the north, Serbia ( Kosovo) in the north-east, the Republic of Macedonia in the east, and Greece in the south, has a coast on the Adriatic Sea in the west, and a coast on the Ion, Enver HoxhaEnver Hoxha en-vehr hoj-e ( October 16, 1908 April 11, 1985) was the communist leader of Albania from the end of World War II until his death, primarily as the First Secretary of the Albanian Party of Labour. He was also prime minister of Albania from 194 littered the small country with 500,000 - 700,000 bunkers.
1 Bunkers as part of a trench system
Another type of bunker or blockhouse is a little concrete post, partly dug into the ground, which is usually a part of a trench system. Such bunkers give the defending soldiers better protection than the open trench and also include top protection against aerial attack ( grenadeThe word grenade can mean The well-known hand grenade commonly used by soldiers. Tear gas grenades. These are often used for riot control. Stun grenades, also known as concussion grenades or flashbang grenades. These make blast only and no shrapnel. Theys, mortarM224 60mm Mortar. A mortar is a portable muzzleloading cannon that fires indirect shells at low velocities, short ranges, and high arcing ballistic trajectories. All of these attributes are in comparison with the mortar's larger sibling, artillery, which shellA shell is a projectile, which, as opposed to a bullet, is not only shot by explosives, but also contains explosives itself. These objects of weaponry are generally large rounds fired by artillery, armored fighting vehicles (including tanks), and warshipss). The front bunker of a trench system usually includes machine guns or mortars and form a domainant shooting post. The Rear bunkers are usually used as command posts, for storage and as field hospitals to attend to wounded soldiers.
2 Pillbox
Dug-in guard posts (with shooting slights) made from concrete are also known as "pillboxes". Some of the pillboxes have camouflage in order to provide the guards better protection and the element of surprise. They may be part of a trench system, or with other pillboxes form an interlocking line of defence by providing covering fire to each other, or they may be placed to guard strategic structures such as bridges and jetties.
