Another relic of WWII found at Castigliani del Lago in Tuscany.

A rather weak-looking pillbox sited to cover Lake Trasimeno ; presumably part of Kesselring's hastily flung-up 'Trasimene Line'.

The lack of battle-damage is explained by the fact that the attack, when it came, approached the town from inland and not across the lake. (The metal object on the roof is a post-war addition for winching pleasure boats ).

As the Official Historians of WWII put it : -

'The great difficulty with the Trasimene Line was that nobody knew where it was, not even the Germans'.

__________________
"Stand by to pull me out of the seat if I get hit" - Guy Gibson

Thanks for the pics, Martin. Nice to see some of the other side's defences.

__________________
Regards,

Gordon
History Vault Bookshop
FortressScotland-http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y20/Historian/

Yes,

Thanx Martin nice pics! Trasimene line? You learn more every day...!

__________________

as some say...."neato" cool pics lol

__________________
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." -Winston Churchill

By some weird coincidence, this has just been published by Osprey-

German Defences in Italy in WW11

__________________
Regards,

Gordon
History Vault Bookshop
FortressScotland-http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y20/Historian/

Looks like they had it pretty good if the cabanas and other park accessories were there back then.. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

On a serious note: Notice that the construction appears to be CMU's (ie "cinder block" for the layman) rather than poured concrete. A bit weaker construction method for the intended purpose.

__________________
Truth is stranger than bullshit!

yeah TA; British pillboxes were usually built with concrete poured into brick shuttering, and sometimes an extra layer of bricks underneath the loopholes, on the exterior.
We know they were never actually put to the test, but they certainly look more business-like.

__________________
Regards,

Gordon
History Vault Bookshop
FortressScotland-http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y20/Historian/