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 […]
Posted on May 14, 2013 at 4:36 pm by Arthur van Beveren · Permalink
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In: France, News · Tagged with: atlantikwall, azeville, batterie, camouflage, farbe, paint, reconstruction
In: France, News · Tagged with: atlantikwall, azeville, batterie, camouflage, farbe, paint, reconstruction
Dreischartenturm in Denmark
Posted on November 24, 2011 at 5:29 pm by Arthur van Beveren · Permalink
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In: Denmark, Photography · Tagged with: 110a, 407p9, bunker, camouflage, camouflaged, dreischartenturm, festning, hanstholm, regelbau
In: Denmark, Photography · Tagged with: 110a, 407p9, bunker, camouflage, camouflaged, dreischartenturm, festning, hanstholm, regelbau
Master of camouflage
This bunker for communications in Schagen, Holland, was unfortunately demolished after the war. Luckily there’s this picture of what appears to be a thirties style house. What an effort to camouflage this bunker!
Posted on September 23, 2011 at 3:01 pm by Arthur van Beveren · Permalink
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In: Holland, Photography · Tagged with: atlantikwall, blockhaus, bunker, camouflage, huis, maskering, noord-holland, oorlog, schagen, slotstraat
In: Holland, Photography · Tagged with: atlantikwall, blockhaus, bunker, camouflage, huis, maskering, noord-holland, oorlog, schagen, slotstraat