{"id":533535,"date":"2023-03-10T14:44:45","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T20:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/war-tactics-false-ventilation-constructed-in-a-bunker-in-normandy-surprise-grenade\/"},"modified":"2023-03-22T16:33:51","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T22:33:51","slug":"war-tactics-false-ventilation-constructed-in-a-bunker-in-normandy-surprise-grenade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/en\/war-tactics-false-ventilation-constructed-in-a-bunker-in-normandy-surprise-grenade\/","title":{"rendered":"War tactics: False ventilation constructed in a bunker in Normandy. Surprise grenade!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>World War II<\/strong> was a time of technological advances and increasingly lethal strategies. But in Normandy, the builders of a bunker had a lethal technique to deceive their enemies: distraction.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/preguntas1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"-\" class=\"wp-image-524936\" width=\"564\" height=\"317\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/preguntas1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/preguntas1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/preguntas1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/preguntas1-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/preguntas1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p>It turned out that the bunker had a hole disguised as an air vent, which looked like the perfect place for an advancing enemy to throw a grenade. But instead of exploding inside the bunker, the grenade fell through a small tube and slid to the assailant&#8217;s feet.<\/p>\n\n<p>What a neat trick! It&#8217;s like an episode of Tom and Jerry, where Tom the cat shoots himself in the face by pointing a rifle at a hole in the wall.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.tenor.com\/uae2A2TSj44AAAAC\/tom-and-jerry-gun.gif\" alt=\"-\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n<p>Instagram user <strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/normandybunkers\/?hl=en\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/normandybunkers\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@NormandyBunkers<\/a>\n<\/strong> has posted a video demonstrating how the anti-grenade trick works. &#8220;If anyone throws a grenade through the vents, they&#8217;re in for a surprise!&#8221; the caption reads. Watch out for that bunker!<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/digitalcerebro\/status\/1634295973701722115\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/digitalcerebro\/status\/1634295973701722115<\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p>But <strong>what about the history behind this bunker and other WWII-related sites in Normandy?<\/strong> <em>@NormandyBunkers<\/em> takes us on a fascinating journey through the history and architecture of Norman landmarks associated with the war.  <\/p>\n\n<p>According to the account managers, his interest in World War II sites in Normandy began with a friend who owns a bunker complex behind Utah Beach. Since then, they have amassed more than 40,000 photos, videos and drone shots of D-Day landing beaches, Normandy bunker sites and beyond.<\/p>\n\n<p>It is interesting to see how the war drove creativity and innovation in fortification construction, and how the builders of this particular bunker used distraction as a tool to protect themselves. What other nifty tricks will Instagram user @NormandyBunkers discover. <strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/normandybunkers\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@NormandyBunkers<\/a>\n<\/strong> on his journey through WWII sites in Normandy? Stay tuned!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World War II was a time of technological advances and increasingly lethal strategies. 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