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Stützpunkt Heeres Kustenbatterie 4./180 Thyborøn – German Coastal Battery – Thyborøn, Denmark

The German army started construction on the coastal battery in 1941 with open gun emplacements at first. During …

Posted November 2, 2023 by Patrick

Stützpunkt Bjerghuse – Heeres Küsten Batterie 18./180 – Bjerghuse, Denmark

Situated on the west side of the Nissum Fjord lies Stützpunkt Bjerghuse named after the Danish town nearby. …

Posted October 25, 2023 (updated October 31, 2023) by Patrick

Stützpunkt Tørring – German Coastal Battery at the Limfjord, Lemvig Denmark

Stützpunkt Tørring or Törring lies at the Limfjord between the Danish towns Torring and Underbjerg west of Lemvig. …

Posted October 20, 2023 (updated October 25, 2023) by Patrick

V143 stand for Mammut radar

Stützpunkt 164a Sicklingen, Marine Küsten Batterie Waringzelle – Audinghen, France

Stützpunkt 164a Sicklingen was armed with two 150mm SK L/45 guns and had a German "Mammut" radar for …

Posted July 12, 2023 (updated October 25, 2023) by Pascal

Batterie Todt Turm IV

Batterie Todt – Turm IV – Audinghen, Cap Gris Nez, France

Turm IV of Batterie Todt lies at the edge of the forest of Haringzelles overlooking the English Channel. …

Posted July 2, 2023 (updated July 3, 2023) by Pascal

Batterie Todt Turm III

Batterie Todt – Turm III – Audinghen, Cap Gris Nez, France

This German bunker Turm III is part of Batterie Todt in Audinghen, France. In August 1945 it was …

Posted July 2, 2023 (updated July 3, 2023) by Pascal


Batterie Todt Turm II

Batterie Todt – Turm II – Audinghen, Cap Gris Nez, France

This German bunker Turm II housed the Krupp 380mm (15 inch) SK C/34 naval gun protected by a …

Posted July 2, 2023 (updated July 3, 2023) by Pascal

Atlantic Wall – Coastal Battery Moltke – Jersey, United Kingdom

To defend the beaches on St Ouen's Bay and the waters on the west side of the isle …

Posted July 1, 2023 (updated December 10, 2023) by Patrick

Tirpitz Museum, Kriegsmarine Coastal Battery Vogelnest – Oksby, Blåvand Denmark

History In the Blåvand area the German Kriegsmarine was building huge gun turret bunkers, construction of this coastal …

Posted March 25, 2023 (updated March 27, 2023) by Patrick

Fort Island IJmuiden – Guarding the water way to Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Fort at IJmuiden was built in the 19th century as part of a total of 43 forts and …

Posted December 27, 2022 (updated March 27, 2023) by Pascal

Featured - Battery Schleswig Holstein

Kriegsmarine Gun Battery Schleswig Holstein – Hel, Poland

The German Navy strengthened the Peninsula of Hel, they added three huge gun emplacements and an observation tower. …

Posted January 4, 2021 (updated March 27, 2023) by Patrick

Seeziel Batterie Heerenduin - Featured

Atlantic Wall – Seeziel Batterie Heerenduin W.N. 81 – IJmuiden, Netherlands

Battery Heerenduin is situated at the estuary of the North Sea Canal which runs towards the port of …

Posted March 31, 2017 (updated March 27, 2023) by Patrick

Marine Kusten Batterie Longues-sur-Mere

Marine Küsten Batterie Longues-sur-Mer, Normandy France

Between Omaha beach and Gold beach lies Marine Küsten Batterie Longues-sur-Mer or M.K.B. Longues-sur-Mer. Construction started in September …

Posted October 22, 2016 (updated March 27, 2023) by Patrick

Battery Tirpitz - Coastal Defence

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 March 27, 2023) by Patrick

Battery Waldam Drehturm and Fire Control

Battery Waldam, a unique defender on the Atlantic Wall – France

To the north of Battery Oldenburg lies Battery Waldam, named after the village Waldam nearby. Both batteries are …

Posted January 2, 2014 (updated June 25, 2023) by Patrick

Battery Oldenburg – Turm East

Batterie Oldenburg: Heavy Defender on the Hellfire Corner – Calais, France

This battery was part of the defence of the Strait of Dover like Battery Todt, Battery Lindemann and …

Posted September 24, 2013 (updated July 9, 2023) by Patrick

Musée du Mur de l'Atlantique

Musée du Mur de l’Atlantique – Battery Todt, Turm I – Audinghen, Cap Gris Nez, France

Turm I of Batterie Todt is now a World War Two museum called Musée du Mur de l'Atlantique …

Posted February 29, 2012 (updated July 3, 2023) by Pascal

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