Battleship Islands, a DVD about Alderney fortifications
Alberto Tabone contacted me about a project he has been working on and is now released to the public. A DVD series about fortifications, starting with the fortified island of Alderney. I asked Alberto a couple of questions about his project and his love for Alderney. You’re an Italian, how did you end up in […]
In: Articles, Channel Islands · Tagged with: alberto tabone, alderney, battleship islands, documentary, dvd, fortifications
German casino Den Helder burned down
Wednesday June 10, the former German casino in the Dutch naval port of Den Helder burned down. The building, which is located near the old Marine Werft, stood empty for many years. Plans were ready to restore the building but its future is unknown now, only the walls and pillars are still standing. The building […]
In: Holland, News · Tagged with: atlantic, atlantikwall, blockhaus, bunker, bunkers, den helder, fortifications, holland, kriegsmarine
Tunnels at Fort du Roule open in june
The restauration project at Cherbourg’s Fort du Roule are coming to an end. The tunnels will be opened on June 6 (65 years since D-Day) but due to some extra work the official opening will be on the June 26, the day Cherbourg was liberated. Fort du Roule was a French fort overlooking the city […]
In: France, News · Tagged with: atlantic, atlantikwall, blockhaus, bunker, bunkers, bunkersite, cherbourg, d-day, fortifications, france, kazemat, museum, normandy, overlord, restauration
Bunkersite.com starts BunkerBlog
Every day I watch several forums from all over Europe to see what’s happening in the bunker community. It’s a time consuming business but well worth the time because without it I wouldn’t have known about restauration projects in Poland, demolitions in Norway, dug up bunkers in Holland or any other activity in Europe on the […]
In: News · Tagged with: atlantic, atlantikwall, belgium, blockhaus, bunker, bunkers, bunkersite, channel, fortifications, france, germany, holland, islands, italy, kazemat, norway, poland, two, wall, war, westwall, world