Building another WW1 bunker

[maxstiebritz]

Kameraden and list members,

As many of you know Germans are "Creatures of Comfort!" last weekend our unit Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 459 started building bunker #2 at Newville, PA. We are building it from fresh cut oak - The foundation, uprights and roof plate are 6 x 6 oak beams and the planking is 2 x 10 oak.

Here are some picts of the construction...


Our Supervisor "Von Oskar!"


Our new foundation built next to our to our existing bombproof.


Nailing in the sub-floor!


The first wall is in place as Musketier Kaupmaunn works a lag into place.


Hoisting the roof plate up! Even with modern power-tools good old fashion muscle and ropes work best!


What we accomplished in one weekend. It will be great when finished!

Max Stiebritz

[Peter_Suciu]

Great photos but this looks too easy. You don't have shells landing near you or machines guns laying down fire! I do like that the one worker was wearing the period style field cap.

[maxstiebritz]

Great photos but this looks too easy. You don't have shells landing near you or machines guns laying down fire! I do like that the one worker was wearing the period style field cap.

Peter your right nothing being shot or shelled but damn those 6" x 6" oak beams can get heavy after the day goes by. At night we were being shelled by empty bottles of Dopplebock bier!

I was wearing my hat as well but it's my digital camera!

[Ardennes]

No mention of the Komraden in the cage??

[maxstiebritz]

No mention of the Komraden in the cage??

We had to put him in there - Oskar kept getting underfoot and i was mity afriad he might get hurt.

[TJ Suter]

My wiener dog was sitting on my lap when I opened your thread and he was VERY OFFENDED to see Oskar caged!! Don't you know a wiener dog's job is to be under foot?

[FritzHoffmann]

Don't you know a wiener dog's job is to be under foot?

Maybe, but imagine what a 6X6 12' long could do to Oskar had it slipped.

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Guys, looks like your bunker will be great when it is finished. Keep us posted with more pics as the work progresses.
Cheers, Ade.

[Theodor]

Wood... ok. Tools... ok. A construction site, I understand all seen on the picture, but one thing... What is the weasel in the cage for?