Fort Hanička: intended as a nuclear shelter during totalitarianism, now it functions as a museum

Name: Fort Hanička: intended as a nuclear shelter during totalitarianism, now it functions as a museum
Uploaded: 2024-09-13T13:42:56+00:00
Channel: Martin Hladík
Description: Built to protect Czechoslovakia against Nazi Germany and later repurposed as a nuclear shelter by the Communist regime, Fort Hanička served neither purpose. Today it is a museum that attracts thousands of military enthusiasts. Hanička was initially constructed as part of the Czechoslovak fortifications in the 1930s along the northern border to defend against the

Photo: Jiřina Šmídová, Czech Radio

Built to protect Czechoslovakia against Nazi Germany and later repurposed as a nuclear shelter by the Communist regime, Fort Hanička served neither purpose. Today it is a museum that attracts thousands of military enthusiasts.

Hanička was initially constructed as part of the Czechoslovak fortifications in the 1930s along the northern border to defend against the increasingly militaristic Germany.

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Author: Jakub Ferenčík, Jakub Schmidt