Maisy Battery – Widerstandsnest 83, Grandcamp-Maisy, Normandy – FranceBattery Maisy or Widerstandsnest 83 was a coastal fortification on the Atlantic Wall near the French town of … Posted August 13, 2014 (updated February 15, 2025) by Patrick
Fuhrerhauptquartier Wolfsschlucht 1, Brûly-De-Pesche, Couvin, BelgiumOn June 6th 1940, Hitler and his general staff observed the advance of the German forces through France … Posted June 25, 2014 (updated February 14, 2025) by Pascal
Fort Breendonk, Willebroek, BelgiumBreendonk was built as part of the fortification defence to protect the city of Antwerp and especially the … Posted March 28, 2014 (updated March 3, 2025) by Patrick
Marine Küstenbatterie Tirpitz – Coastal Battery Tirpitz Altantic Wall Museum Raversijde BelgiumThe Coastal Battery Tirpitz started out with the name MKB Saltwedel neu. It is an old naval battery … Posted January 10, 2014 (updated February 14, 2025) by Patrick
Infantry Stützpunkt Martha – Atlantic Wall Northern FranceOn the beach to the North of Les Ecardines in Northern France there are some bunkers which belong … Posted January 10, 2014 (updated February 14, 2025) by Patrick
Battery Oye Plage – Atlantic Wall in FranceOn one of our trips we drove though the remnants of Battery Oye Plage. At first we encountered … Posted January 10, 2014 (updated February 14, 2025) by Patrick
Coastal Battery Waldam, a unique defender on the Atlantic Wall – FranceTo the north of Battery Oldenburg lies Battery Waldam, named after the village Waldam nearby. Both coastal batteries … Posted January 2, 2014 (updated May 5, 2025) by Patrick
Fuhrerhauptquartier Wolfsschlucht 2, Margival – Laffaux FranceSituated along the railway line Laon-Paris in the thick wooded area surrounding Margival, this steep sided valley proved … Posted October 1, 2013 (updated February 14, 2025) by Pascal
Batterie Oldenburg: Heavy Defender on the Hellfire Corner – Calais, FranceThis battery was part of the defence of the Strait of Dover like Battery Todt, Battery Lindemann and … Posted September 24, 2013 (updated February 14, 2025) by Patrick
La Coupole V-2 museum – Helfaut-Wizernes, FranceThis is one of the "Sonderbauten" which was planned to be built by organisation Todt between 1943 and … Posted September 7, 2013 (updated September 28, 2025) by Pascal
Atlantic Wall bunkers on the Wissant beach, Nord-Pas-de-Calais – FranceThe beach of Wissant, in Nord-Pas-de-Calais in France, is still full of WWII obstacles en bunkers. The sea … Posted September 7, 2013 (updated March 16, 2025) by Patrick
U-Boot Bunker ‘Valentin’, a Submarine Assembly Factory along the Weser River – Bremen Farge, GermanyU-Boot Bunker Valentin was one of the largest projects of Nazi Germany between 1943 and March 1945. The … Posted September 7, 2013 (updated February 14, 2025) by Patrick
Musée du Mur de l’Atlantique – Battery Todt, Turm I – Audinghen, Cap Gris Nez, FranceTurm I of Batterie Todt is now a World War Two museum called Musée du Mur de l'Atlantique … Posted February 29, 2012 (updated October 5, 2025) by Pascal
Pointe du Hoc, US 2nd Ranger Memorial – Normandy, FranceSituated between the Utah and Omaha Beach, a strongpoint built by Organisation Todt, with an artillery battery of … Posted February 21, 2012 (updated February 13, 2025) by Pascal
The Battle of Hürtgen Forest – North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyFrom mid September 1944 until the 9th Februari 1945, the U.S. Army fought its longest single battle ever … Posted January 1, 2012 (updated March 22, 2025) by Pascal
Werk Valmorbia – Fortress Valmorbia – Alpine Wall – Valmorbia, ItalyThe last visits of my summer vacation are Werk (Fortress) Valmorbia and Werk Mattarello. We tried to visit … Posted December 12, 2011 (updated February 12, 2025) by Patrick
Werk Colle delle Benne – Fortress Colle delle Benne – Levico, ItalyNear the city of Levico, in the province of Trentino, Italy, you can find the Fortress Colle delle … Posted December 5, 2011 (updated February 13, 2025) by Patrick
Fort de Tancrémont – Pépinster, BelgiumOn the 29th of May 1940 11:00h, a day and a half after the surrender of the Belgian … Posted November 10, 2011 (updated February 13, 2025) by Pascal
