Atlantic Wall - Wikipedia
The Atlantic Wall (German: Atlantikwall) 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 an anticipated Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe from the United Kingdom, during World War II.
The Atlantic Wall – 11 Key Facts About the Nazi Defences at …
2014年6月4日 · Hitler issued the order to build the Atlantic Wall on March 23, 1942 in his now famous ‘ Directive 40.’. The plan called for the construction of 15,000 separate concrete emplacements to be manned by 300,000 soldiers (both German troops and foreign conscripts).
Building the Atlantic Wall - Warfare History Network
The popular image of Hitler’s Atlantic Wall (Atlantikwall) is one of massive bunkers and huge artillery pieces recessed in concrete casemates stretching the length of the Reich’s coastline. It was anything but that.
What Was the Atlantic Wall and When Was It Built?
Building of the Atlantic Wall began in 1942. The barrier was supposed to stave off an invasion by Allies seeking to liberate Nazi occupied Europe. Coastal batteries were placed to protect important harbours, military and industrial targets and waterways. Hitler issued ‘Directive No. 40’ on 23 March 1942, in which he wrote:
The German Atlantic Wall in Normandy during D-Day in 1944
Complete presentation of installations, typologies and organization of the Atlantic Wall in Normandy during the Second World War.
The Atlantic Wall - Atlantikwall Europe
The Atlantic Wall measures 6200 kilometres in length (including the coastline of the British Channel Islands which Hitler captured in 1940). In the end, the full 2,000 fortifications were realised, along with tens of thousands of lighter bunkers and brickwork buildings.
The Atlantic Wall - German coastal defences in France 1940 - 1944
This bulwark, which became famous as the "Atlantic Wall", should prevent an Allied invasion or, at least, delay it until the Germans could mobilize sufficient armored forces to defend the enemy. The occupied British Channel Islands, the U-Boot bases and some important harbours formed the cornerstones of the Atlantic Wall.
The Atlantic Wall - History Learning Site
2015年4月21日 · The Atlantic Wall was the name given to a massive coastal defensive structure built on Hitler’s orders that stretched all the way from Norway, along the Belgium and French coastline to the Spanish border. The Atlantic Wall covered a distance of 1,670 miles and it formed the main part of Hitler’s ‘Fortress Europe’.
Atlantic Wall: Axis Sea Defenses of France - History - History …
The Atlantic Wall was a porous defense barrier along the northern coast of France constructed by Nazi Germany, extending to Belgium and Holland.
Engineering behind Hitler's Atlantic Wall
2015年5月18日 · Contrary to Nazi propaganda and despite some brilliant engineering, Hitler's 6000km 'Atlantic Wall' of coastal fortifications proved fairly ineffective from a strategic point of view. Seventy years after VE day, we visit some of the Wall's remaining...