The UK began building street communal shelters as air raid shelters in 1940. After Londoners flooded into underground stations during The Blitz, the government reversed its policy. However, during World War II, the government initially ruled out using these as shelters. Bombing raids during World War I led the UK to build 80 specially adapted London Underground stations as shelters. ĭuring World War II, many types of structures were used as air raid shelters, such as cellars, Hochbunkers (in Germany), basements, and underpasses. They are similar to bunkers in many regards, although they are not designed to defend against ground attack (but many have been used as defensive structures in such situations). Air raid shelters are structures for the protection of non-combatants as well as combatants against enemy attacks from the air.
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