On: A Brief Introduction to Military Pillboxes

[jlengrand]

Interesting to see it focused on England. As a kid, I was very used to seeing them in Northern Normandy as well as North of France. Moving to the Netherlands, I also saw them a lot in the fields, much further away from the see. It's only when I traveled to the North of Norway that I realized how gigantic of a front WW2 was, and the sheer amount of land to be protected.

Just like anthills being connected to each other across countries, pillboxes are a huge, cross-country remnant of our common history.

[Someone → jlengrand]

> Moving to the Netherlands, I also saw them a lot in the fields, much further away from the sea.

I think you’ll find most of those are Dutch, as a defense against attacks from land.

[jlengrand → Someone]

oh, I didn't think about those that way. Very interesting!