Submarine Defence at Cramond Island- Edinburgh Scotland Near the town of Cramond in Scotand is the tidal Cramond island. During World War Two the entrance … Posted May 15, 2016 (updated May 22, 2024) by Patrick
Fort du Larmont Inférieure, Fort Mahler – La-Cluse-et-Mijoux, France Fort Mahler a.k.a Fort du Larmont Inférieure was built between 1843 and 1851 to cover the flank of … Posted March 3, 2016 (updated February 14, 2022) by Pascal
Fortress Hook of Holland: Artillery Stand Kormoran – Staelduinse Bos, s-Gravenzande, Netherlands On the West side of the Staelduinse Forest lies Artillery Stand "Kormoran". This was an open firing position … Posted February 11, 2016 (updated March 26, 2023) by Pascal
Fortress Hook of Holland: W.N. 35 H – Staelduinse Bos, s-Gravenzande, Netherlands As part of the Fortress Hook of Holland, Widerstandsnest (or W.N.) 35 H lay hidden in the relative … Posted February 8, 2016 (updated March 26, 2023) by Pascal
Fortress Hook of Holland: Stp. XIX – Staelduinse Bos, s-Gravenzande, Netherlands Situated at a safe distance from the coast in the Staelduinse Forest area at 's-Gravenzande, Stp. XIX was … Posted February 2, 2016 (updated March 26, 2023) by Pascal
Le Grand Blockhaus – Batz-sur-Mer, France The Grand Blockhouse is a renovated 5 level fortification built by Organization Todt and part of the Atlantic … Posted January 2, 2016 (updated September 4, 2024) by Patrick
The Ostwall: Oder-Warthe-Bogen – Fortification Museum Pniewo, Poland This museum offers tours inside Pz.W 716 and Pz.W 717 and walks down the vast tunnel system of … Posted December 3, 2015 (updated December 18, 2023) by Pascal
The Führerbunker under the Reich’s Chancellery – Wilhelmstrasse, Berlin, Germany It is hard to believe that the epicenter of ww2 Germany 70 years ago is a parking space … Posted October 14, 2015 (updated November 15, 2023) by Pascal
Atlantic Wall: Widerstandsnest 27, Bunker with 50mm KWK gun – Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, France This bunker was part of "Widerstandsnest 27" and still houses a 5cm Kwk (Panzerabwehrkanone) like it had during … Posted July 22, 2015 (updated May 12, 2024) by Pascal
Stelling Den Oever – Afsluitdijk, the Netherlands Position or "Stelling" Den Oever was built between 1932 and 1936 on the North Holland side of the … Posted July 21, 2015 (updated October 14, 2022) by Pascal
Stelling Kornwerderzand – Afsluitdijk, the Netherlands Position Kornwerderzand was constructed between 1931 and 1936 and consisted of two lines of defense with a total … Posted July 16, 2015 (updated May 13, 2024) by Pascal
Kazemattenmuseum Kornwerderzand – Afsluitdijk, the Netherlands During the construction of the 32 km long and 90m wide Afsluitdijk, a number of man made islands … Posted April 5, 2015 (updated May 13, 2024) by Pascal
Maisy Battery – Widerstandsnest 83, Grandcamp-Maisy, Normandy – France Battery Maisy or Widerstandsnest 83 was a coastal fortification on the Atlantic Wall near the French town of … Posted August 13, 2014 (updated April 14, 2024) by Patrick
Fuhrerhauptquartier Wolfsschlucht 1, Brûly-De-Pesche, Couvin, Belgium On June 6th 1940, Hitler and his general staff observed the advance of the German forces through France … Posted June 25, 2014 (updated April 26, 2024) by Pascal
Fort Breendonk, Willebroek, Belgium Breendonk was built as part of the fortification defence to protect the city of Antwerp and especially the … Posted March 28, 2014 (updated October 14, 2022) by Patrick
Marine Küsten Batterie Tirpitz – Coastal Battery Tirpitz Altantic Wall Museum Raversijde Belgium The Coastal Battery Tirpitz started out with the name MKB Saltwedel neu. It is an old naval battery … Posted January 10, 2014 (updated September 6, 2024) by Patrick
Infantry Stützpunkt Martha – Atlantic Wall Northern France On the beach to the North of Les Ecardines in Norhtern France there are some bunkers which belong … Posted January 10, 2014 (updated March 27, 2023) by Patrick
Battery Oye Plage – Atlantic Wall in France On one of our trips we drove though the remnants of Battery Oye Plage. At first we encountered … Posted January 10, 2014 (updated March 27, 2023) by Patrick