MO-S 21 U Jaroše

About the museum

The MO-S 21 U Jaroše infantry bunker is a separate two-story, two-sided bunker of the third resistance class, concreted in the second half of September 1936. It had a crew of 36 men, and its main armament was a model 36 cannon coupled with a heavy machine gun, plus a pair of heavy machine guns. During the occupation the Czechoslovak crew damaged the bunker and handed it over to the German army in that state; the damage included the well, which was blown up and covered with an asphalt mixture.

In 2005 a group of enthusiasts settled here with the aim of building a fortress complex for museum and military-cultural activities. Restoration of the bunker has been underway since 2006 and is returning it to its 1938 state. Today the bunker is run as a private museum by the Asociace přátel Československého opevnění Opavska a Hlučínska (Association of Friends of the Czechoslovak Fortifications of Opava and Hlučín), which holds an all-day event, Opevněná hranice (Fortified Border), once a year.

Highlights

• interior of the bunker restored to its 1938 state
• uniforms of the armed forces of Czechoslovakia, 1918–1938
• military finds from the surroundings, and equipment and weapons of the Czechoslovak army
• IPPEN border system
• encased armored elements in the ceiling
• annual event Opevněná hranice (Fortified Border)

Permanent exhibition

• Srub MO-S 21 v podobě z roku 1938 a vojenské expozice – The bunker interior is arranged in its 1938 state, with uniforms of the armed forces from 1918–1938, military finds from the surroundings, equipment and weapons of the Czechoslovak army, and a demonstration of the IPPEN border system.

Operated by

Asociace přátel Československého opevnění Opavska a Hlučínska, z. s.

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Getting there & parking

The bunker stands between Darkovičky and Darkovice, along the asphalt road beyond the MO-S 20 fortification, among the fields.

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