In the Sears Christmas Wishbook for 1958, Marx referred to this as a 'pillbox', which is correct. Others call this a bunker, which can also be correct. I found this definition on the Internet:
- Pillboxes give hard cover to one machine gun or infantry base, while bunkers give hard cover to two machine guns, three infantry bases or one towed cannon base.
- Pillboxes are able to fight from it and are small in size, while bunkers are living quarters and are larger in size.
- Bunkers have a machine gun firing slot that covers the entrance to the bunker.
About a couple hundred feet from our first apartment in Germany there was a pillbox. Our house was on the main drag through town and situated at the bottom of a hill. Walking up that hill, the paved road gave way to a dirt road overlooking a valley. Near the beginning of that dirt road was a pillbox. It was definitely a pillbox - small, rather round-ish, only able to accommodate two (maybe three) soldiers. Be Blessed and Relish Life! Ed
Taken in 1986 in Rittershofen, FR, this bunker was situated just outside of town at the intersection of two roads.
Marx's pillbox/bunker measures: 6.25" (15.87cm) W x 2.5" (6.35cm) D x 2.75" (6.98cm) H
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