Molotov defence line bunker Bunker

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Nuotraukos autorius Kęstutis Kilinskas.
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 Endriejavas, Endriejavo sen., Klaipėdos r., Lithuania
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In a field near Endriejavas, it is possible to see the preserved and unfinished Molotov Line bunker.
The Molotov defence line was a hastily constructed Soviet fortification defence line built in 1940–1941 and stretching across the territory of Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, and Ukraine, occupied and annexed by the USSR in 1939–1940. The Molotov defence line in Lithuania was divided into the fortifications of Telšiai, Šiauliai, Kaunas, and Alytus; the entire length of the line was 328 km (from Palanga to Kalvarija). Construction of 101 concrete bunkers started in the Lithuanian section of the line, but none of them were completed and fully equipped by the outbreak of the German-Russian War in June 1941. Although the Molotov defence line was designed for defence against an attack by German troops, it did not fulfil its function during the German-Russian War.

Used sources and references:

"20th Century Fortification in Lithuania", Kaunas: Military Heritage Centre, 2008.