Visit of the antiaircraft shelter of Wood-doves
Visit commented by the antiaircraft shelter located under the place(square) of the Republic to Wood-doves.
16 and 17 September 2023Passed
Conditions
For safety reasons, visitors in good physical condition and equipped with suitable footwear. Children accompanied by an adult. Access only by reservation and limited to 19 people/visit. Reservations from 05/09/2022.
Registration
01.41.19.83.48.Register / book: https://www.bois-colombes.fr/ville-attractive/patrimoine-et-histoire/actualites/
Intérieur de l'abri anti-aérien (Ville de Bois-Colombes, Studio des Bourguignons/Richard Loret).
In the late 1930s, as the war approached, the town of Bois-Colombes put in place passive defence measures to protect the population from possible bombing. A shelter was dug under the Republic Square around 1938. It measures 97 meters, had 3 access by stairs and could accommodate 388 adults or 485 children.
It is a valuable testimony to life during the Second World War and to the bombing that hit the city. Indeed, Bois-Colombes experienced more than 400 anti-aircraft alerts between 1939 and 1944 and was bombed 3 times in September and December 1943.
The commented visit of the shelter (duration: 45 min) will be enriched with a reading of extracts of testimonies from this period.
