Ar 36, Phare Cap Ferret
6202 a photo by félixlechat on Flickr. GRAMASA, the local bunker association in the south west of France has uncovered a fantastic 622 with all the camouflage paint still on the walls. The same paint was used to draw this man smoking a pipe. Must be original?
In: France, News · Tagged with: 622, ar 36, arcachon, atlantikwall, cap ferret, gramasa, regelbau
Bunker near Arcachon unearthed
Two years ago we mentioned the renovation of an anti-tank bunker in the south west of France. In May of 2012 the plans were finally put into action. The bunker’s armoured plate was behind bricks but still there including the protecting lifting plate in front. The ball mount for the 4.7cm Festungspak 36 (t) is […]
In: France, News · Tagged with: 506b, ar 234, arcachon, atlantikwall, blockhaus, gramasa, gujan-mestras, les landes, pays basque, regelbau, type, westwall
Should France preserve the wall
A nice article on the BBC site asks the question: Should France preserve the remnants of the Atlantikwall. Interesting reading with some known French bunkerarcheologist names. It’s nice to read the positive comments on the article, but then again, it’s Great Britain where it seems there’s more care about heritage than in other parts of Europe. […]
In: Demolition/Disappearing, France, News · Tagged with: arcachon, atlantic, atlantikwall, bbc, france, preservation, wall
Anti-tank bunker renovated
The first phase for the renovation of a 4.7cm Festungpak casemate in Gujan-Mestras (bording the Bassin d’Arcachon in the south west of France) has started. The Groupe de Recherches Archéologiques sur le Mur de l’Atlantique Secteur Arcachon (GRAMASA), a local group of bunker enthusiastics, will first clear the outside of the bunker and make it […]
In: France, News · Tagged with: 506b, arcachon, atlantikwall, atlantique, festungpak, gramasa, gujan-mestras, landes, mur