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Horbach: The Remains of the Tank Barriers of the Westwall

Located near the Dutch border in Horbach, a district of Aachen, are tank traps that were once part of the Westwall. Co...

Germania

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Bunker 84 del "Westwall" (Linea Sigfrido)

Lo sfondamento della prima linea del cosiddetto "Westwall" (Linea Sigfrido) nell'ottobre 1944 ebbe un esito strategicame...

Germania

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Art treasures in the caves

At the beginning of the Second World War, a 360-cubic metre concrete bunker vault was excavated deep into St Peter's Mou...

Paesi Bassi

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The German defence line at Balloërveld

Some talk about the Frieslandriegel, while others talk about the Assener Stellung. The fact is that the landscape in Dre...

Paesi Bassi

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Dambricourt Castle

Château Dambricourt (Dambricourt Castle) was the command post of the Festung Pi Stab 27, the German Engineer regiment fo...

Francia

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Defensive line De Spees

As a neutral country, due to the greatly increased threat of war in 1939, the Netherlands took the inevitable decision t...

Paesi Bassi

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Fort Pannerden

Fort Pannerden, built between 1869 and 1872, was the easternmost fort of the historical New Dutch Waterline. During Worl...

Paesi Bassi

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Assener Stellung: impressive but useless

Tens of thousands helped dig the Assener Stellung in the last year of the war to stop the Allied tanks, but the arduous,...

Paesi Bassi

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Hochbunker Pallasstraße

The Hochbunker Pallasstraße is a former bunker of the German postal service. After the Second World War it was kept as a...

Germania

Fortificazione

Azeville Battery

The Battery of Azeville can be found 7 km from Sainte-Mère-Eglise in Normandy. Built in 1941, it is one of the first bui...

Francia

Fortificazione

The destruction of Castle De Nijenbeek

During the liberation days in April 1945, Castle De Nijenbeek came under fire during Operation Cannonshot, in which Cana...

Paesi Bassi

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The underground bunker of Seyss-Inquart: A hidden piece of history in Apeldoorn

In the shadow of the tumultuous war years, in February 1944, Reich Commissioner Arthur Seyss-Inquart moved with his staf...

Paesi Bassi

Fortificazione

Middelburg - Estate Toorenvliedt

In 1942, Toorenvliedt was set up as divisional headquarters for the German units on Walcheren and the Bevelanden. It was...

Paesi Bassi

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German defence line

Shortly after the Allied airborne landings near Arnhem and Nijmegen on Sunday 17 September 1944 (part of Operation Marke...

Paesi Bassi

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Flakturm Friedrichshain

The Flakturm Friedrichshain was a flak tower complex, which was used for protection against air raids, but also a milita...

Germania

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Dishoek Bunker Complex

The bunkers at Dishoek played a crucial role during the Battle of the Scheldt in 1944. After the fall of Antwerp, Hitler...

Paesi Bassi

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Landfront Vlissingen

Because of the control of the Scheldt Estuary, Flushing gained an important position during the Second World War. The ci...

Paesi Bassi

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Battle for an ancient fortress

After all of the North Brabant area south of the (Bergse) Maas river had been liberated, a small group of German soldier...

Paesi Bassi

Fortificazione

Dutch-Spanish forts still of use

During World War II, the former Dutch-Spanish forts from the 80-year war still proved useful. On 16 September 1944, Poli...

Paesi Bassi

Fortificazione

Battle of Britain Bunker

Located on the former site of RAF Uxbridge, the Battle of Britain Bunker housed the Fighter Command No.11 Group Operatio...

Regno Unito

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Bunker di Salerno

Si trova sul colle Bellara, uno dei punti più panoramici di Salerno da cui si possono abbracciare con lo sguardo quasi t...

Italia

Fortificazione

Fight for the Atlantikwall

Constructed by Nazi Germany, the Atlantikwall was a line of defence of more than 5000 kilometres in length to prevent an...

Paesi Bassi

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Bunker alto all'angolo

Costruito nel 1941 e utilizzato per la protezione antiaerea civile a partire dal 1942, il bunker, con le sue dimensioni ...

Germania

Fortificazione

Hankley Common Atlantic Wall

One of many training sites erected throughout Britain, Hankley Common training site included a reconstruction of a secti...

Regno Unito