World War II Anderson Shelters
Air Raid Shelters in the United Kingdom During World War II
World War II broke out on the first day of September, 1939. Over 60 million people lost their lives in the war and the air raids which were taking place were one of the causes of the death of both civilians and soldiers. During the severe years of the world war, civilians in Britain had to be protected from the air raids of Axis powers, particularly from the air raids of Luftwaffe, the German air force. Therefore various types of air raid shelters were either built or some existing buildings were used as shelters.
The first type of air raid shelters were the street communal shelters. They were built in 1940, but with limited time and insufficient place for everyone who demanded to stay there, they were replaced with the shelters located in people’s houses or the underground stations. …show more content…
They were usually built in people’s gardens even if the gardens were small and they were covered with soil. 2.25 million families had Anderson Shelters located in their homes. One of the most important advantages of Anderson Shelters is that they had a very little chance of falling apart, however, there was a very little chance that they would not be able to survive a direct hit. They were cold and damp and often flooded when it rained. There were four types of Anderson Shelters: Semi-sunken, sunken, surface and deep shelters. Semi-sunken shelters were buried easily because of their curved roof design. There was just a little risk of being trapped inside these shelters. The sunken shelters were basically basements in people’s houses. Deep shelters were believed to be able to survive direct hits. Surface shelters had either one or two entrances. They were placed on pavements or beside building. Surface shelters are not considered to have had the best
World War II broke out on the first day of September, 1939. Over 60 million people lost their lives in the war and the air raids which were taking place were one of the causes of the death of both civilians and soldiers. During the severe years of the world war, civilians in Britain had to be protected from the air raids of Axis powers, particularly from the air raids of Luftwaffe, the German air force. Therefore various types of air raid shelters were either built or some existing buildings were used as shelters.
The first type of air raid shelters were the street communal shelters. They were built in 1940, but with limited time and insufficient place for everyone who demanded to stay there, they were replaced with the shelters located in people’s houses or the underground stations. …show more content…
They were usually built in people’s gardens even if the gardens were small and they were covered with soil. 2.25 million families had Anderson Shelters located in their homes. One of the most important advantages of Anderson Shelters is that they had a very little chance of falling apart, however, there was a very little chance that they would not be able to survive a direct hit. They were cold and damp and often flooded when it rained. There were four types of Anderson Shelters: Semi-sunken, sunken, surface and deep shelters. Semi-sunken shelters were buried easily because of their curved roof design. There was just a little risk of being trapped inside these shelters. The sunken shelters were basically basements in people’s houses. Deep shelters were believed to be able to survive direct hits. Surface shelters had either one or two entrances. They were placed on pavements or beside building. Surface shelters are not considered to have had the best