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Pillbox - Artillery Semi-Capon (Yemilchyne BDD)
The Museum of Military Fortification "Pillbox (DOT) - Artillery Semi-Capon" was created on the basis of one of the fortifications of the Emilchyne Battalion Defense District (BDD) of the Korosten fortified area (KoFA), which was preserved on the outskirts of the urban-type village of Yemilchyne.
Yemilchyne BDD is a system of long-term fortifications built in 1931-1939 as part of the KoFA to cover the rear of the Novograd-Volyn fortified district located to the southwest. It consisted of 25 DOTs (pillboxes), including 6 artillery semi-caponiers built in 1938-1939, each of which was designed for two 76-millimeter cannons.
In 2010, one of the semi-caponirs, ASC No. 25, was cleared and turned into a museum dedicated to the defense of Emilchyne region in the summer of 1 ...
Last update
4/5/2024
Categories | Castle / fortress, Museum / gallery |
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Date of foundation | 1931-1939 |
Hours of work | by prior order |
Address |
Partyzansky Lane, 2
Yemilchyne |
Coordinates |
50.884233° N, 27.792621° E
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Phone | +380 4149 42 394, |
em_muz@ukr.net , emiltchinkult@meta.ua |
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