Pillbox

GPTKB entity

Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military fortification
gptkbp:etymology Named for resemblance to pill containers
gptkbp:feature Camouflaged
Low profile
Embrasures for weapons
Reinforced walls
Small firing slits
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Atlantic_Wall
gptkb:Maginot_Line
British anti-invasion defenses
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pillbox
gptkbp:location gptkb:Asia
gptkb:China
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:France
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:material Brick
Concrete
gptkbp:protectedBy artillery
Small arms fire
gptkbp:purpose Defensive structure
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Trench
Bunker
Blockhouse
gptkbp:shape Hexagonal
Rectangular
Circular
gptkbp:status Many remain as historical sites
gptkbp:usedBy Infantry
Machine gunners
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Don-2_navigation_radar
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5