Atlantic Wall
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The Atlantic Wall was an extensive system of coastal defences and fortifications built by Nazi Germany between 1942 and 1944 along the coast of continental Europe and Scandinavia as a defence against
Construction of the Atlantic Wall fortifications in the 1940s
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel visiting the Atlantic Wall defences near the Belgian port of Ostend, part of the fortifications which today comprise the Atlantic Wall Open Air Museum at Raversijde
Camouflaged German torpedo battery in northern Norway
A British soldier poses next to the recently captured German 380 mm gun Todt Battery at Cap Gris Nez.
Operation Overlord
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Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful liberation of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II. The operation was la
Atlantic Wall
…fortifications built by Nazi Germany between 1942 and 1944 along the coast of continental Europe and Scandinavia as a defence against an anticipated Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe from the United Kingdom, during World War II. The manning and operation of the Atlantic Wall was administratively overseen by…
LSTs with barrage balloons deployed, unloading supplies on Omaha Beach for the breakout from Normandy
D-day assault routes into Normandy
Air plan for the Allied landing in Normandy
Remains of the concrete Mulberry harbour B (Gold) at Arromanches-les-Bains in Normandy, as seen out at sea and on the beach in 1990