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There are many bunkers, similar to those near the Pūčkoriai outcrop in Vilnius. Some order more, others abandon.
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At A.Kojelavičiaus st. Bunker 2 is not specially adapted to visit, but it receives visitors: there is an information booth next to it and garbage is collected.
On it hangs an ad proposing to recognize buildings that have no owners (or whose owners are unknown) as homeless people.
“The Vilnius City Municipality’s Real Estate Division will petition the court for the recognition of the following buildings, which are not owned (or whose owners are unknown) as homeless and their transfer to state or municipal property: Defensive fortification (bunker) near A.Kojelavičiaus str. 2)
People with property rights to these buildings are requested until 2020. September 2 to apply for Elder Naujoji Vilnia, head to Gerovės Street. 2, Vilnius, 307 and submit documents proving ownership or other property rights of the buildings listed in this advertisement, “is written in the advertisement signed by the Naujoji Vilnia elder Jurijus Gridiuško.
Žygimantas Gedvila / 15min photo / Open military bunkers on Kojelavičiaus street
No hosts expected
Old man 15 minutes He said that the procedure to recognize these buildings as homeless has been started, so it is necessary to search for possible owners of these buildings according to the established procedure. “The municipality wants to recognize the bunkers as homeless people, because they are not managed, nobody supervises them, there is garbage inside,” said J. Gridiusko.
According to him, at least so far there is no specific plan for what could be done next, but it is said that at least proper management would be possible when it is clear who owns the property. In total, there are four bunkers near the Pūčkoriai outcrop, one completely next to the outcrop, the others slightly further away.
Probably not much, built here around 1926, in the interwar period. Where will those hosts be from here, we probably won’t find them, the old man said.
“Probably not much, what was built here in 1926, in the interwar period,” when asked, perhaps potential hosts have already appeared, the old man said. “Where will those hosts be from here, we probably won’t find them.”
Žygimantas Gedvila / 15min photo / Open military bunkers on Kojelavičiaus street
The elder of Naujoji Vilnia himself said that this place could serve as a tourist, cognitive and even educational object: “The atmosphere in Antakalnis is orderly, some bunkers are open, people can walk. It can be used for some military circles, such educational activities. It is necessary to tidy the surroundings, because there are all kinds of dangerous rods, full of earth, without electricity. It could also be for environmental purposes, for example, for bats to live. “
These bunkers are not of value.
He stated that by having workers in accordance with the public works program, the elderly specialists organized some maintenance works, the residents and the Pavilniai Regional Park Directorate also contributed a little.
The latter has also contacted the Department of Cultural Heritage to clarify whether these bunkers have valuable properties to be protected as heritage sites.
The bunkers near the Pūčkoriai outcrop are not currently listed in the Register of Cultural Heritage.
“The bunkers near the Pūčkoriai outcrop are not currently listed in the Register of Cultural Heritage. The Vilnius branch of the CRD received a request to assess the cultural value of the bunkers. The information is currently being sent to the CRD Accounting Department for Your consideration. I think the Accounting Department will forward the request to the Cultural Heritage Center for review and clarification, “said Gerda Ožiūnaitė, director of the Vilnius branch of the CRD.
Part of the “Vilnius” military structure
As it is written on the page govilnius.lt1923 March 13 a new military structure was created: the “Vilnius” territory was fortified: “It was decided to fortify Vilnius from all sides: install bunkers with fire points around Vilnius, build ammunition depots, build a railway line of Narrow gauge with bridges, roads and other infrastructure 1923-1929 The fortifications of the Vilnius Defense Ring built in 2006 were of three types: combat bunkers, underground ammunition depots, and above-ground ammunition depots.
The Fortification Works Board plans around Vilnius envisaged grouping the bunkers into 12 resistance centers, of which only one completed, albeit partially, a complex of 4 underground teams on the Pūčkoriai outcrop, protecting Vilnius from direction most vulnerable: the Vilnius-Polotsk highway. Streets of Kojelavičiaus “.
Žygimantas Gedvila / 15min photo / Open military bunkers on Kojelavičiaus street
Other resistance centers had to surround Vilnius with a ring, covering all the strategically important arteries of the city, allowing even a completely surrounded and isolated city of Vilnius to defend itself for 3-5 weeks with the help of ammunition stored in underground warehouses. and above the ground.
“The first two bunkers closest to the street are identical: a crew shelter for dozens of soldiers is connected by a 30m long underground corridor to open firing positions adapted to heavy machine guns mounted on a massive base of reinforced concrete. The niche left next to it was for boxes with ammunition.
The third bunker was built later and slightly improved. It is equipped with wider benches, tables, shelves, internal shooting openings, and the entrance is protected by a maze, making it difficult to take over the hideout in the event of a close fight. The cache had an observation position at the top of the hill, in which a narrow corridor stood.
The fourth bunker built under the hill was built at the latest: it is an original three-pronged construction. A crew shelter is installed right at the entrance, an underground corridor leads from it to the facility intersection, then a step leads to the observation tower, and the left branch with the ammunition niche leads to the positions shooting. They are closed, with a roof and a window for lighting and side ventilation “, – the bunkers in the Pūčkoriai outcrop are written on govilnius.lt.
None of the Vilnius Defense Ring buildings were used for their intended purpose. During the war and later, bunkers were used as shelters or warehouses.
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