Field Emplacements

The 37 mm Automatic Air Defence Gun M1939 (61-K) was the first Soviet automatic anti-aircraft gun to enter large-scale production. The gun was designed…
The 76 mm Divisional Gun M1942 (ZiS-3) became as much a symbol of Victory as the Il-2 ground-attack aircraft and the Katyusha. The ZiS-3 became the principal…
Various types of anti-tank engineering obstacles were used in fortified regions to impede enemy armoured vehicles. The exhibition features anti-tank hedgehogs, obstacles (reinforced-concrete, metal and wooden) and ‘dragon’s teeth’…
When fortifying terrain in advance, a position is first selected according to the assigned tasks, after which the trench is marked out. This involves using stakes or stones to mark the location of each…