It has begun.. Stp Pommern will be demolished
Today I got the unfortunate news that demolishing works have started on the bunkers of the beautiful and famous Stützpunkt 120 “Pommern” on the beach south of Wissant. 2,5 years ago the local government decided to demolish the bunkers. Now, all the bunkers on the beach including the iconic Regelbau 600 with stairs, 630 in […]
In: Demolition/Disappearing, France · Tagged with: baye, blockhaus, demolition, pas-de-calais, pommern, wissant
Demolition news from northern France
Some unfortunate news from Nord-Pas de Calais. In Dunkerque, a bunker was demolished to make place for new housing. At the Batterie Waldam with its famous concrete gun turret, the loose barrel of the flare gun which was still there seems to have been cut to pieces and disappeared. According to this post on the french […]
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Bunkersite.com update: Pas de Calais, Zeeland, Woensdrecht
Some French additions to the site: Stp Arnika, Leo, Martha, Max, Moritz and Nora in the Nord Pas-de-Calais region. Also the Woensdrecht airport in Holland and some small bunker in Stavenisse. Bunkersite.com updates
In: Bunkersite update · Tagged with: 117a, 118c, 120a, 630, 633, blockhaus, bunkers, ghyvelde, nord, oye plage, pas-de-calais, regelbau, stavenisse, woensdrecht
Look out
Lookout, originally uploaded by Artz!. Cap Blanc Nez
In: Photography · Tagged with: 622, atlantikwall, beobachter, blanc, cap, channel, english, france, frankreich, frankrijk, kanaal, mur, nez, nord, offener, pas-de-calais, tobruk
Tour de Mont St Frieux
The l’Association Opale Bunker History gives a tour along the bunkers on Mont Saint-Frieux near Hardelot. The tour starts at 10 am on Thursday 13 May. Costs: €3.
In: France, News · Tagged with: boulogne, côte, d'opale, frieux, hardelot, mont, pas-de-calais, saint, tour
Hunting gets priority in France
Thanks to my correspondent in the Calais area Olejniczak Hervé The well known naval Batterie Oldenburg near Calais is going to loose some of its bunkers to a new hunting terrain! Anywhere else this sounds crazy but apparently hunting is still big in France. Since the first week of december, bird hunting lakes and observation cabins […]
In: Demolition/Disappearing, France, News · Tagged with: 24cm, 621, 629, atlantikwall, calais, france, hunting, kriegsmarine, oldenburg, pas-de-calais, sand, Sk