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2007-03-20 22:01:16 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
I don't think there were any air raid shelters specifically built for the purpose in WW1.
The first purpose designed shelter was the "Andersen Shelter" of 1938.
Prior to that, I think people would have sheltered wherever they could......cellars, basements, under railway arches.
Although there was a significant bombing campaign over Britain in WW1 (Dover had over 130 air raids), it was not until WW2 that the bombers could reach far enough to make it country-wide problem and there was nothing in WW1 that matched the ferocity of the Blitz.
2007-03-20 22:30:25 · answer #1 · answered by the_lipsiot 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There really weren't air-raid shelters, as such, during WW I. The idea of widespread air attacks against civilian populations didn't originate until WW II.
2007-03-21 05:27:44 · answer #2 · answered by Jack 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋