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I try to visit Adinkirke,Belgium every couple of months to stock up on the beer n fags like you do,and most times,I like to take a walk along the beech here to see Zuydcoote,and just sit and ponder.I actually found this Fort by accident using Google Earth and put in the co-ords,and found it one day..simples eh!
Originally an 18th fortification,it was naturally occupied by the Jeermans as part of the Atlantik Wall..it was however destroyed by Canadian combat engineers in 1945.Today,the fort itself,is home largely to bats and local taggers,and sits atop the dunes overlooking the Channel.
The big concrete structures were 18th century and would have sat on top of the dunes
They have slid down onto the edge of the beach
Almost like they fell out of the sky
Up on top of the dunes now
The fort itself now
Finishing up in what must have been a kitchen maybe
Obligatory shelter
So that was Zuydcoote Batterie..a nice little amble along the beach
Originally an 18th fortification,it was naturally occupied by the Jeermans as part of the Atlantik Wall..it was however destroyed by Canadian combat engineers in 1945.Today,the fort itself,is home largely to bats and local taggers,and sits atop the dunes overlooking the Channel.
The big concrete structures were 18th century and would have sat on top of the dunes
They have slid down onto the edge of the beach
Almost like they fell out of the sky
Up on top of the dunes now
The fort itself now
Finishing up in what must have been a kitchen maybe
Obligatory shelter
So that was Zuydcoote Batterie..a nice little amble along the beach
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