Mirror bunker Réfléchir (Leffrinkhoeke, France)
De Spiegelbunker was een mooi kunstproject: kunstenaar Bertrand Seguin – met als artiestennaam « Anonyme » – bedekte in 2014…
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1940-1945 World War II
Discover unique sites from the 1940-1945 World War II era on the French Opal Coast, French Flanders, Belgium, and Zeelandic Flanders.
De Schuine Toren (Ooie/Oye-Plage, Frankrijk)
(Stp M.K.B. Oye Plage Strongpoint, in het Frans is dit “La Tour Penchée“) is een opmerkelijke bunker omdat die schuin…
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Battery Todt – Museum of the Atlantic Wall (Audinghen, France)
Musée du Mur de l'Atlantique, better known by the popular name "Battery Todt," is a war museum built out in and around...
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German Observation Tower Peselhoek (Poperinge, Belgium)
The German army was active in Poperinge in 1940. Among other things, there was a small airfield with an observation tower. This...
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Merlimont Bunker Cemetery (Berck, France)
Along the North Sea and The Channel, you can see several remains of World War II bunkers. On the beach and...
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The Eperlecques bunker (Eperlecques, France)
In the bunker of Eperlecques (from World War II), V1 and V2 bomb missiles were prepared. Fortunately, the bunker was recovered in time...
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La Coupole - Centre d'histoire et Planétarium (Helfaut, France)
"La Coupole" is an impressive V2 rocket base from World War II. Concrete walls of no less than 6 meters thick! Beautiful and...
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Raversyde Atlantic Wall – Anno 1465 (Raversijde, Ostend, Belgium)
The Atlantic Wall was a German defensive line (from World War II) that was built on the western side of Europe along the coastline of...
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Wormwood Massacre Memorial (Ekelsbeke, France)
The serenity exuded by Wormwood Massacre Memorial stands in stark contrast to the facts that unfolded on May 28,...
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Bedford House Cemetery (Ypres, Belgium)
Bedford House Cemetery is a cemetery of 2,200 World War I and II fallen soldiers. Recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in September ...
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