| Specials - A special complex |
A special complex on the Atlantikwall somewhere in The Netherlands: |
| Great examples of well preserved BunkerArt: |
Pictures by AvB and author |
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| perfectly preserved entrance, staircase including skirting-board. Mark the yellow line ... and face ... | ||||
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even the wall finishes are nicely preserved ... |
Including the incorrect spelled word 'roten' which should be 'rotem'. Mistake by a Dutch painter? |
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The silhouette of the Rathaus in Breslau (former capitol of Niederschlesien, now Wroclaw, Poland, left), the Brandenburger Tor in Berlin (top) and the silhouette of Cologne to the right). |
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RIP: it makes me furious and sad at the same time, again a precious piece of WW2 heritage lost for ever ... thanks guys! |
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situation March 2005 ... |
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| Tadeln nie die Taten der Soldaten | Don't ever judge the things soldiers do | Der ist fürwahr ein armer Mann, | |
| Männer die da kämpfen sollen, | men who must fight, | der nicht auch fröhlich feiern kann. | |
| müssen haben was sie wollen, | must get what they want, | The man who can not also party | |
| Lasst sie trinken, lasst sie küssen, | let them drink, let them kiss, |
now and then is a poor man |
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| wer weiss wie bald sie sterben müssen. | who knows when they must die? | ||
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| details: did one of the soldiers had a local honey? Soldiers drinking beer and a flag. | |||
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We scratched away some white paint and this is what we found: A German drawing of a shield, this is the 'Englandblitz' and a lot of slogans! Complete shield to the left, further details to the right. |
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This was the crest of the 'Luftnachrichtentruppe', the large one 7./LN Rgt. 211, a unit belonging to the 'Nachtjagdgeschwader 1' and at the time present in the complex. The same crest can be seen to the right on a tile from 1941. The small one belonged to the LN Rgt. 211. If anyone can come up with more info on this tile please contact: Wim Govaerts from Belgium. |
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some more post-war BunkerArt ... General von Paulus ... Stalingrad ... 6th Army .... German defeat in the east... |
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