Archive for the ‘News’ Category
Allen Gewalten zum Trotz sich erhalten
Two years ago I’ve posted about the Fl 250 anti-aircraft headquarters in Saint-Marc near Saint-Nazaire. Back then more than 400 letters from all over Europe ended up at the office of the Service Territorial d’Architecture et du Patrimoine. However, there was no reaction to any of these letters, although they were surprised by the big […]
In: Demolition/Disappearing, France, News · Tagged with: atlantique, blockhaus, bunker, demolition, fl 250, Flak, kriegsmarine, loire, marineflak, mur, patrimoine, saint-marc, saint-nazaire, sauvegarde
Restauration 622 Cap Ferret under way
Last year I wrote about a recentely excavated 622 personnel bunker next to the light house of Cap Ferret. The restauration is under way and it looks very good and professional. More pictures can be found via GRAMASA’s Picasa.
In: France, News · Tagged with: 622, ar36, atlantikwall, cap ferret, gramasa, regelbau, restauration
Danish demolitions under way
Work has started on the demolition of 100 bunker along the Danish coast. For a sad video see http://nyhederne.tv2.dk/article.php/id-70959793:for-farlige-tyske-bunkere-spr%C3%A6nges-v%C3%A6k.html?fbs
In: Demolition/Disappearing, Denmark · Tagged with: abriss, atlantic wall, atlantikwall, demolition, denemarken, denmark, jutland
Denmark demolitions
122 bunkers along the Danish coast will be demolished in the coming months. This is because the concrete and steel remains pose a danger to the public. According to TH on Axis History Forum the following bunkers will be demolished: 1x L 410, 1x L 411, 1x 621, 1x 676, 5x 680, at least 62 […]
In: Demolition/Disappearing, Denmark, News · Tagged with: abbruch, abriss, atlantikwall, bunkers, demolition, denmark, disappearing, geschiedenis, historie, history, remains, sloop, verdwijnen
Petition for the Hochbunker Försterstrasse in Aachen
From the internet: [quote]Hard to believe: The Nazis last stand in Aachen, the former “Hochbunker” (air raid shelter) between the Rütscherstr and Försterstr in Aachen is to be demolished, to be exchanged for more boring urban apartments with basement garage. It was here, on October 21st, 1944 that the last Wehrmacht commander in the first […]
In: Demolition/Disappearing, Germany, News
Back in time at Batterie Azeville
The museum bunkers of the army coastal battery Azeville in Normandy have their impressive camouflage paint back. Painted as ruines with trees the Germans hoped the battery wouldn’t be spotted by the Allies. Some of the original paint was still visible beneath overhanging parts but the rest had faded. Now professional painters have done the same […]
In: France, News · Tagged with: atlantikwall, azeville, batterie, camouflage, farbe, paint, reconstruction
Sign petition for the recognition of all D-Day beaches
Six tourist offices in Normandy have created a new ‘Secteur Mythique’ in Normandie. This includes all the beaches and inland landing zones, except for the British parachute landing sites and Sword Beach. Of course it’s all about money in Normandy. A lot of bunker complexes are turned into ‘museums’. With no knowledge whatsoever about the […]
In: France, News · Tagged with: normandie, normandy, pegasus, sword beach, toerisme, tourism, tourist
How bunkers can be preserved
The city of The Hague shows how you can preserve a bunker: incorporate it into urban design. One of the three pre-war Dutch bunkers (which were part of the Atlantikwall during the war), was moved to the Army Engineers museum in Vught two years ago. Another was found but buried beneath the new boulevard. It’s […]
In: Holland, News · Tagged with: 1939, behoud, historie, kazemat, kustverdediging, mobilisatie, preservation, s3k, scheveningen, stadsontwikkeling, tweede wereldoorlog, urban planning
502 in Pisz gets his colors back
It’s been some time since I reported about the Masurische Grenzstellung and its bunkers. Stp Johannisburg around today’s Pisz lies nearby. Since several years the command bunker type 502 is being restored. In September last year it’s got his camouflage colors back in. Very nice work! More photos http://rygielpisz.eu/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=54&func=view&catid=14&id=1343
In: News, Poland · Tagged with: 502, johannisburg, masuren, masuria, masurie, museum, pisz, poland, regelbau, restauration
New book: Die Marinegeschütze des Westwalls am Oberrhein
Early November a new book about the Westwall was published. It’s not about the defence line as a whole, but about a particular part of it, the naval gun batteries in the Upper Rhine valley. I talked to one of the authors of the book, Sascha Kuhnert, to find out how the Kriegsmarine guns ended […]
In: Books & Magazines, Germany · Tagged with: 17cm SK L/40, 21cm K52, 21cm V3, book, coastal artillery, kriegsmarine, küstenartillerie, oberrhein, Skoda, upper rhine, westwall