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2 unusual facts about Atlantic Wall


Bud, Norway

During World War II, the Germans heavily fortified Bud and the nearby Hustadvika coastal area in anticipation of an Allied invasion, as a part of the Atlantic Wall.

Claude Parent

Claude Parent, born on 23 February 1923 at Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, is a French architect known for his buildings featuring sloped floors, an aesthetic initially inspired by Parent's discovery, with philosopher Paul Virilio, of World War II bunkers constructed along the Atlantic Wall that had accidentally slipped down sand dunes because of severe winter weather.


Raversijde

Raversijde also has the remains of the Atlantic Wall in the dunes built under the German Occupation of Belgium in the Second World War.


see also

Cross-Channel guns in the Second World War

One of the casements of the Todt Battery can be visited at the Musée du Mur de l'Atlantique, the Atlantic Wall Museum, at Audinghen.

D-Day -1

Opening with a statement by Gen. Barney M. Giles, reminding the audience that the war can't be won without money to pay for armaments and equipment, the film turns to an overview of Operation Overlord and the necessity for breaking the Atlantic wall.