Bunkers

There were certainly more towers in our sector than bunkers.  I can only remember three or four locations with any certainty and they were staffed only periodically.  There was a joke it was more of a punishment to the troops than an actual method to control the border.  

Nevertheless, bunkers were another option for the  East  German border troop commander.   They appeared to have a fairly large underground space, based on the air vent pipes seen in the photos.   After the border opened, it was learned that several additional bunkers were located at controlling points associated with the Eussenhausen Crossing Point.

--Erwin Ritter

--Jack Tartella

--Jack Tartella

After the border opened,  Erwin Ritter had a closer view of the Soviet bunker by Melpers. --Erwin Ritter

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