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Photo: one of the original 150 mm guns.
The “Longues-sur-Mer battery” formed a part of Germany's Atlantic Wall coastal fortifications and was situated between the beaches Omaha and Gold (one of three Anglo-Canadian landing areas). The site consisted of four 150-mm guns, each protected by a large concrete casemate, a command post, shelters for personnel and ammunition, and several defensive machine-gun emplacements. On June 6th the battery opened fire at 06.05 am and fired a total of 170 shots throughout the day.
The bunker mules of Blavand. Created by artist Bill Woodrow in 1995 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of WWII these old bunkers of the Atlanticwall still fascinate me whenever I pass them. Blavand Beach in April, Jylland, Denmark
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The battery of Azeville was built by the Germans during Word War II to defend the coast of Normandy as part of their Atlantic wall.
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At the German Longues-sur-Mer battery, part of the Second World War coastal defenses, as part of the Atlantic wall, in Normandy, France.
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Restant van de Atlantikwall.
In de strijd tegen de Sovjet-Unie verplaatste Hitler vanaf de zomer van 1941 steeds meer troepen naar het oosten. Tegelijk rekende nazi-Duitsland op een geallieerde invasie vanaf zee. Als oplossing voor dit dilemma werd tussen 1942 en 1945 de Atlantikwall aangelegd, een aaneenschakeling van betonnen bunkers, versperringen en natuurlijke hindernissen zoals kliffen en rotsen langs de Atlantische Oceaan en de Noordzee.
De Atlantikwall was vijfduizend kilometer lang en liep van het noorden van Noorwegen tot aan de grens met Spanje. De verdedigingswerken maakten van het bezette westen van Europa een bijna onneembare vesting, die met die met relatief weinig troepen kon worden verdedigd.
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Pointe du Hoc, the place of World War II D-day Normandy landings (6 June 1944) fame. The place is situated to the east of Utah beach and to the west of Omaha beach and was a part of the German Atlantic wall. Pointe du Hoc (which really isn't a beach but a set of very, very steep - not to say generally speaking vertical - cliffs) was taken by the American Ranger Assault Group, which included occupying the German fortification at the top.
Looking at these cliffs, you have to kind of wonder how they managed to pull it off - especially with enemy soldiers at the top.
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At the German Longues-sur-Mer battery, part of the Second World War coastal defenses, as part of the Atlantic wall, in Normandy, France. That little road in front of the bunker is most likely not really original....
Bayeux can be seen in the distance.
They are part of the coast all over the European continent. Too well build to demolish.
Interesting is the view the soldiers had of nature, from their unnatural surrounding. It must have made them question their task and purpose.
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Equipped with 4 x 10,5 cm K331(f) guns, range 12 000 m. Ready in Dec 42. Once a part of Hitler's "Atlantikwall" (The Atlantic Wall)
Today the 75th anniversary of the decision day, operation Overlord, is celebrated. It was the beginning of the battle to liberate north-west Europe again. The isle of Jersey, main island of the channel isles was part of the so called "atlantic wall", erected by the Germans to fortify the french atlantic coast. Today on this beautyful island there are a lot of relicts of this time, bunkers everywhere like this one here. The channel isles belong to Great Britain and are located west of the Normandy beaches where the landing operation happened. It was the only part of Britain which was occupied by the Germans in WWII and was liberated not on the D-Day, the 6.June 1944 but in 1945 after NAZI Germany has surrendered. As the channel island were cut off from the supply channel, the island people suffered starvation.
Heute werden die Feierlichkeiten zum 75. Jahrestag des D-Days, Opereation Overlord begangen. Es war der Beginn der Entscheidungsschlacht um Nord-West Europa wieder zu befreien. Die Insel Jersey, Hauptinsel der Kanalinseln war Teil des sog. Atlantikwalls, der von den Deutschen zur Befestigung der französischen Atlantikküste errichtet wurde. Heute noch können auf der schönen Insel Jersey jede Menge Relikte aus dieser Zeit gefunden werden, Bunker wohin man auch blickt wie dieser hier. Die Kanalinseln gehören zu Grossbritanien und liegen westlich der Landungsstrände der Normandie. Es war der einzige Teil Grossbritaniens, der von den Deutschen im 2. Weltkrieg besetzt gehalten, nicht am D-Day, dem 6.Juni 1944, sondern erst nach der Kapitulation NAZI Deutschlands befreit wurde. Da die Kanalinseln dadurch von den Versorgungswegen für fast ein Jahr abgeschnitten waren, litt die Inselbevölkerung an Hunger.
Un bunker solitaire sur une plage de Capbreton, témoignant de l'histoire et du passage du temps. Les graffitis modernes contrastent avec les cicatrices de béton, tandis que le ciel flamboyant au crépuscule enveloppe la scène d'une atmosphère dramatique. La lumière dorée souligne les détails architecturaux, offrant une réflexion poignante sur la résilience et la transformation des lieux abandonnés.
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Het 'Monument van Puin', gelegen aan de Wijndaelerduin in recreatiegebied Puinduinen Kijkduin, herinnert de inwoners van Den Haag aan de duinen van Kijkduin die tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog zijn ontstaan uit de puinbergen van afgebroken bebouwing langs de kust en puin na het bombardement op het Bezuidenhout .
Veel huizen, hele wijken, moesten plaats maken voor de aan te leggen Atlantic Wall en de antitankgrachten.
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Along Denmark’s west coast, you can still find old bunker installations from World War II. These were once part of the Atlantic Wall, a vast system of coastal defenses built by the German Wehrmacht to protect occupied Europe against Allied invasion. Today, the North Sea is steadily reclaiming the coastline, causing continuous loss of landmass due to erosion. Even the massive concrete bunkers are slowly being swallowed by the sea.
This scene was captured at Vigsø Beach, using a 15-second long exposure with an ND filter, which softened the motion of the waves and emphasized the quiet, haunting atmosphere of this historic site.
A trip across the Channel with LP bro Phill, was another epic adventure to remember. After a long journey through the night, Phill with the peddle to the metal pumping out D&B tunes, we made our way across France, following the Atlantic Wall to reach this amazing R 622 blockhouse-bunker at St Marguerite sur Mer, Normandy Beach. Huge just doesn't cut it.
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While being away with work, Been walking on the beach at Rockanjer, and searching for the last 2 Bunkers taking by the Ocean, With the sunset in the back,
Little Story about the Atlanticwall,
The Atlantic Wall (German: Atlantikwall) was an extensive system of coastal defence and fortifications built by Nazi Germany between 1942 and 1944 along the coast of continental Europe and Scandinavia as a defence against an anticipated Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe from Great Britain during World War II.
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Ostend harbour, Belgium
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Commemoration sign 70th anniversary liberation of Ostend, with German field marshal Erwin Rommel.
A german WWII bunker at Sola beach, near Stavanger. It was a part of Hitlers; Festung Norwegen, and Atlantic Wall.
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Zijn dit wel bunkers? Waar ze beschadigd zijn zie ik geen beton maar rode baksteen.
Wat oude bunkers in het Westduinpark. Een geliefde plek voor graffitispuiters en voetbalsupporters.
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In World War II, Pointe du Hoc was the location of a series of German bunkers and machine gun posts. Prior to the invasion of Normandy, the German army fortified the area with concrete casemates and gun pits. On D-Day, the United States Army Provisional Ranger Group attacked and captured Pointe du Hoc after scaling the cliffs. United States generals including Dwight D. Eisenhower had determined that the place housed artillery that could slow down nearby beach attacks.
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If you are wondering about the neatly trimmed grass here, they don't have especially well suited lawn mowers, but the grass is looked after by a flock of sheep. The area here is littered with bomb craters - and it can be worth remembering that back in June 1944, the whole coastal area would have been full of them, they have just generally not been preserved to the present day.
Pointe du Hoc, the place of World War II D-day Normandy landings (6 June 1944) fame. The place is situated to the east of Utah beach and to the west of Omaha beach and was a part of the German Atlantic wall. Pointe du Hoc (which really isn't a beach but a set of very, very steep - not to say generally speaking vertical - cliffs) was taken by the American Ranger Assault Group, which included occupying the German fortification at the top.
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At Pointe du Hoc, the place of World War II D-day Normandy landings (6 June 1944) fame. The place is situated to the east of Utah beach and to the west of Omaha beach and was a part of the German Atlantic wall. Pointe du Hoc (which really isn't a beach but a set of very, very steep - not to say generally speaking vertical - cliffs) was taken by the American Ranger Assault Group, which included occupying the German fortification at the top.
Now, when giving the place a quick glance, it can be hard to imagine anything but a tourist-y, lovely coastal landscape. That is until you spot a German bunker, at least (you can see one here to the left).