Air raid shelter - Wikipedia
Air raid shelters are structures for the protection of non-combatants as well as combatants against enemy attacks from the air. They are similar to bunkers in many regards, although they are not designed to defend against ground attack (but many have been used as defensive structures in such situations).
Air Raid Shelters: A short history of British air-raid ...
2010年10月1日 · The history of air raid shelters in pre-war and wartime Britain is a gripping story of engineering genius and political short-sightedness, and also a story about the men, women, and children who inhabited and endured them.
Battle of Britain WW2 | Air Raid Shelters | RAF Museum
Find out about the various air-raid shelters and how they were designed to protect civilians from enemy attacks. Read more about our online exhibitions in RAF.
World War 2 Air Raid Shelters: Facts and Information
2013年1月15日 · Several different types of air raid shelters were used by the people of Britain during the Blitz of World War 2. Some of these shelters made use of structures and underground spaces which already existed, and some of the shelters were constructed from scratch.
Life in an Air Raid Shelter in the London Blitz - World ...
2024年6月13日 · Crowded and uncomfortable air raid shelters became a feature of the urban landscape across Britain during the Second World War (1939-45) as the bombers of Nazi Germany systematically hit cities from 1940.
Air raid shelters - Engineers at War
Construction of ARP (Air Raid Precaution) shelters was stepped up both in Britain and in Germany. In Britain, the Civil Defence Act 1939, made it compulsory for employers at mines, factories and commercial buildings in 'specified' areas with more than 50 employees to provide….
BBC - WW2 People's War - World War II Air Raid Shelters.
2003年6月13日 · For domestic use there were three main types of air-raid shelters — - the ‘Anderson’ shelter, named after John Anderson (later Sir John) the then Home Secretary who was responsible for...
WW2 People's War - WW2 Bomb Shelters - BBC
For domestic use, there were three main types of air-raid shelters: Anderson shelters. This shelter was named after John Anderson (later Sir John), the then Home Secretary, who was responsible...
The World’s Best Den - Air Raid Shelters WW2: KS2/KS3 | IWM ...
Why were air raid shelters needed in the Second World War? Join IWM expert Ngaire as she tells real life stories of how people passed the time—whether they sheltered in their back garden or in underground tunnels.
Long-silenced air-raid sirens are relics from a jittery past
2007年4月29日 · With the frightening wail of air-raid sirens, routine duck-and-cover drills and fallout shelters, the government prepared Americans for Japanese bombs during World War II and nuclear attacks...