Machine-Gun Pillbox No. 292 was built in 1932 and formed part of Independent Company Defence Sector “S” of the Minsk Fortified Region. This was the most common type of structure in the system…
A covered courtyard adjoins the rear of the structure. Shielded from frontal fire by the concrete mass of the pillbox, these courtyards could only be hit by plunging fire, and even then only by a direct…
The fighting section of the structure is divided into two casemates: one large and one small. The pillbox’s main armament comprised three 7.62 mm Maxim machine guns, Model 1910 (two machine guns…
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