Air-raid '''shelters''', also known as bomb shelters, are [[structures]] for the protection of the civil [[population]] as well as military personnel against enemy [[attacks]] (bombing) from the [[air]]. They are similar to bunkers in many regards, although they are not [[designed]] to defend against ground attack (but many have been successfully used as [[defensive]] structures in such situations). | Air-raid '''shelters''', also known as bomb shelters, are [[structures]] for the protection of the civil [[population]] as well as military personnel against enemy [[attacks]] (bombing) from the [[air]]. They are similar to bunkers in many regards, although they are not [[designed]] to defend against ground attack (but many have been successfully used as [[defensive]] structures in such situations). |