Regelbau 638 was a German army standardized bunker. Before and during World War II, the

Wehrmacht The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the German Army (1935–1945), ''Heer'' (army), the ''Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmac ...

built several standardised

bunker A bunker is a defensive military fortification designed to protect people and valued materials from falling bombs, artillery, or other attacks. Bunkers are almost always underground, in contrast to blockhouses which are mostly above ground. T ...

s and weapon positions in Germany and German-occupied countries. These buildings were called

Regelbau The ''Regelbau'' (German for "standard(ised) construction") were a series of standardised bunker designs built in large numbers by the Germans in the Siegfried Line () and the Atlantic Wall as part of their defensive fortifications prior to and d ...

, i.e. standardised buildings. Regelbau 638 was a small

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(''Kleiner Sanitätsunterstand''). A fully restored Regelbau 638 bunker can be seen at the museum, Fjell festning at Fjell Fortress outside

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and in Agde,

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. In 2009–2010, this bunker was restored inside and supplied with authentic German hospital and sanitary equipment from World War II by the local voluntary society ''Fjell Festnings Militærhistoriske Samlinger''.

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