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Hauts-De-France

Blockhouse of Hourdel

Hauts-De-France

Blockhouse of Hourdel

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Blockhouse of Hourdel

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(5)

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5.0

(2)

Mountain biking

5.0

(1)

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Parc naturel régional Baie de Somme Picardie Maritime

Location: Cayeux-Sur-Mer, Abbeville, Hauts-De-France, France

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August 6, 2022

Cycling

The bunker's slanted position in the water impressively shows how the coastline has developed over the decades. Only at low tide can you still reach the bunker with dry feet. Today, the concrete block is a bizarre photo motif and a graffiti surface.

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May 18, 2021

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In 1943, a military base was set up by General Erwin Rommel, responsible for the defense of the Atlantic Wall in the Northwest. He transformed the beach into a vast construction site: minefield, construction of blockhouses, booby-trapped shells. In August 1944, following the landing of Allied forces in Normandy, German troops were ordered to withdraw. They take the time to dynamite the lighthouses, destroy their installations and devastate the Hameau du Hourdel.

Ca02 Hourdel, StP.Gruppe Cayeux, K.V.A. 'E1'. Picardy.
atlantikwall.co.uk/atlantikwall/kvd1_h_e1_ca02hordel.php

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Franz Josef Klingen

August 29, 2024

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Remains of the Atlantic Wall can be found everywhere on the French coast.

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Location: Cayeux-Sur-Mer, Abbeville, Hauts-De-France, France

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