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British Troop Bunker to Defend the Settlement in 1937

Posted: September 28th, 2015 | No Comments »

Rather jerry-built structures in Shanghai are, it appears, nothing new. Here’s a rather hastily erected British troop bunker designed to defend the Settlement in 1937. Obviously they could fire from ground and raised level and it had a pretty heavily sandbagged frontage, though I doubt the rotunda on top would withstand a tank shell! Sadly, I do not know the exact location of this bunker….

British position in Shanghai during 1937



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