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.

2014年6月4日 · The cost to lay down just the French portion of the Atlantic Wall was 3.7 billion Reichsmarks — an estimated $206 billion in today’s currency. It took an army of workers to build. More than 260,000 workers helped to build the Atlantic Wall. Only 10 …

Complete presentation of installations, typologies and organization of the Atlantic Wall in Normandy during the Second World War.

2023年3月1日 · 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.

2024年5月3日 · The fortifications extending through most of the Dutch coast are part of the so-called Atlantic Wall, built by Nazi Germany. The project was supposed to extend from the Spanish border in the south, along the coast of France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, right up to the Norwegian coast.

2014年8月15日 · A concrete defensive structure used by the German Army in WWII is visible in the sea off the coast of Denmark along the route of the Atlantic Wall (Atlantikwall in German).

2022年5月8日 · The German defensive barrier known as the Atlantic Wall included two areas that met the requirements for a massive Allied invasion – beaches that were accessible to landing craft, tanks, and other vehicles and were not too far from British ports or …

The Atlantic Wall (German: Atlantikwall) was an extensive system of Coastal fortifications built by Nazi Germany between 1942 and 1944 along the western coast of Europe as a defense against an anticipated Allied invasion of the mainland continent from Great Britain.

In fortification: German channel defenses …English Channel; this was the Atlantic Wall. The line consisted primarily of pillboxes and gun emplacements embedded in cliffsides or placed on the waterfronts of seaside resorts and ports.

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.