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137 relations: Adolf Hitler, Alderney, Allied siege of La Rochelle, Andreas von Aulock, Anti-tank warfare, Antwerp, Artillery, Artillery battery, Axis powers, Battery Lothringen, Battle for Brest, Battle of Cherbourg, Battle of France, Battle of the Scheldt, BBC, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Brest, France, British anti-invasion preparations of the Second World War, Calais, Canada, Cap Gris-Nez, Casemate, Channel Islands, Cherbourg, Coastal artillery, Coastal defence and fortification, Commander-in-chief, Commando, Continental Europe, Czechoslovak border fortifications, Da Capo Press, Defensive wall, Den Helder, Denmark, Dieppe, Dieppe Raid, Dinard, Dunkirk, English Channel, Ernst Schirlitz, Erwin Rommel, Estuary, Ferdinand Heim, Field marshal, Fortification, Fortifications of Alderney, France 2, France–Germany border, France–Spain border, French people, ... Expand index (87 more) »
- Border barriers
- Buildings and structures in Alderney
- German World War II defensive lines
- German occupation of Jersey during World War II
- World War II sites in Belgium
- World War II sites in France
- World War II sites in the Channel Islands
- World War II sites in the Netherlands
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 until his suicide in 1945.
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Alderney
Alderney (Aurigny; Auregnais: Aoeur'gny) is the northernmost of the inhabited Channel Islands.
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Allied siege of La Rochelle
The Allied siege of La Rochelle occurred during the Second World War in 1944–45, when Allied troops invaded France.
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Andreas von Aulock
Andreas Maria Karl von Aulock (23 March 1893 – 23 June 1968) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 79th Infantry Division.
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Anti-tank warfare
Anti-tank warfare originated during World War I from the desire to develop technology and tactics to destroy tanks.
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Antwerp
Antwerp (Antwerpen; Anvers) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium.
Artillery
Artillery are ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms.
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Artillery battery
In military organizations, an artillery battery is a unit or multiple systems of artillery, mortar systems, rocket artillery, multiple rocket launchers, surface-to-surface missiles, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, etc., so grouped to facilitate better battlefield communication and command and control, as well as to provide dispersion for its constituent gunnery crews and their systems.
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Axis powers
The Axis powers, originally called the Rome–Berlin Axis and also Rome–Berlin–Tokyo Axis, was a military coalition that initiated World War II and fought against the Allies.
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Battery Lothringen
Battery Lothringen was a World War II coastal artillery battery in Saint Brélade, Jersey, named after the SMS'' Lothringen'', and constructed by Organisation Todt for the Wehrmacht during the Occupation of the Channel Islands. Atlantic Wall and battery Lothringen are German occupation of Jersey during World War II, World War II sites in the Channel Islands and World War II sites of Nazi Germany.
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Battle for Brest
The Battle for Brest was fought in August and September 1944 on the Western Front during World War II. Atlantic Wall and Battle for Brest are operation Overlord.
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Battle of Cherbourg
The Battle of Cherbourg was part of the Battle of Normandy during World War II. Atlantic Wall and Battle of Cherbourg are operation Overlord.
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Battle of France
The Battle of France (bataille de France; 10 May – 25 June 1940), also known as the Western Campaign (German: Westfeldzug), the French Campaign (Frankreichfeldzug, campagne de France) and the Fall of France, during the Second World War was the German invasion of France, that notably introduced tactics that are still used.
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Battle of the Scheldt
The Battle of the Scheldt in World War II was a series of military operations to open up the Scheldt river between Antwerp and the North Sea for shipping, so that Antwerp's port could be used to supply the Allies in north-west Europe.
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BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.
Boulogne-sur-Mer
Boulogne-sur-Mer (Boulonne-su-Mér; Bonen; Gesoriacum or Bononia), often called just Boulogne, is a coastal city in Northern France.
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Brest, France
Brest is a port city in the Finistère department, Brittany.
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British anti-invasion preparations of the Second World War
British anti-invasion preparations of the Second World War entailed a large-scale division of military and civilian mobilisation in response to the threat of invasion (Operation Sea Lion) by German armed forces in 1940 and 1941.
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Calais
Calais (traditionally) is a port city in the Pas-de-Calais department, of which it is a subprefecture.
Canada
Canada is a country in North America.
Cap Gris-Nez
Cap Gris-Nez (literally "Cape Grey Nose"; Koap Zwartenesse in West Flemish) is a cape located in Audinghen, a commune of the Pas-de-Calais département in northern France.
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Casemate
A casemate is a fortified gun emplacement or armored structure from which guns are fired, in a fortification, warship, or armoured fighting vehicle.
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Channel Islands
The Channel Islands are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy.
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Cherbourg
Cherbourg is a former commune and subprefecture located at the northern end of the Cotentin peninsula in the northwestern French department of Manche.
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Coastal artillery
Coastal artillery is the branch of the armed forces concerned with operating anti-ship artillery or fixed gun batteries in coastal fortifications. Atlantic Wall and coastal artillery are coastal fortifications.
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Coastal defence and fortification
Castillo San Felipe de Barajas in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia Coastal defence (or defense) and coastal fortification are measures taken to provide protection against military attack at or near a coastline (or other shoreline), for example, fortifications and coastal artillery. Atlantic Wall and coastal defence and fortification are coastal fortifications.
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Commander-in-chief
A commander-in-chief or supreme commander is the person who exercises supreme command and control over an armed force or a military branch.
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Commando
Royal Marines from 40 Commando on patrol in the Sangin area of Afghanistan are picturedA commando is a combatant, or operative of an elite light infantry or special operations force, specially trained for carrying out raids and operating in small teams behind enemy lines.
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Continental Europe
Continental Europe or mainland Europe is the contiguous mainland of Europe, excluding its surrounding islands.
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Czechoslovak border fortifications
Czechoslovakia built a system of border fortifications as well as some fortified defensive lines inland, from 1935 to 1938 as a defensive countermeasure against the rising threat of Nazi Germany.
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Da Capo Press
Da Capo Press is an American publishing company with headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Defensive wall
A defensive wall is a fortification usually used to protect a city, town or other settlement from potential aggressors.
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Den Helder
Den Helder is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.
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Denmark
Denmark (Danmark) is a Nordic country in the south-central portion of Northern Europe.
Dieppe
Dieppe (Norman: Dgieppe) is a coastal commune in the Seine-Maritime department, Normandy, northern France.
Dieppe Raid
Operation Jubilee or the Dieppe Raid (19 August 1942) was a disastrous Allied amphibious attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe in northern France, during the Second World War. Atlantic Wall and Dieppe Raid are World War II sites in France.
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Dinard
Dinard (Dinarzh,; Gallo: Dinard) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department, Brittany, northwestern France.
Dunkirk
Dunkirk (Dunkerque, Duunkerke, Duinkerke or Duinkerken) is a commune in the department of Nord in northern France.
English Channel
The English Channel, also known as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates Southern England from northern France.
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Ernst Schirlitz
Ernst Schirlitz (7 September 1893 – 27 November 1978) was a German vice admiral in the navy (Kriegsmarine) of Nazi Germany.
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Erwin Rommel
Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel (15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) was a German Generalfeldmarschall (field marshal) during World War II.
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Estuary
An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea.
Ferdinand Heim
Ferdinand Heim (27 February 1895 – 14 November 1977) was a World War II German general.
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Field marshal
Field marshal (or field-marshal, abbreviated as FM) is the second most senior military rank, ordinarily senior to the general officer ranks, but junior to the rank of Generalissimo.
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Fortification
A fortification (also called a fort, fortress, fastness, or stronghold) is a military construction designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is used to establish rule in a region during peacetime.
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Fortifications of Alderney
Apart from a Roman Fort, there were very few fortifications in Alderney until the mid 19th century. Atlantic Wall and fortifications of Alderney are Buildings and structures in Alderney and coastal fortifications.
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France 2
France 2 is a French public national television channel.
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France–Germany border
The border between the modern states of France and Germany has a length of.
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France–Spain border
The France–Spain border was formally defined in 1659.
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French people
The French people (lit) are a nation primarily located in Western Europe that share a common French culture, history, and language, identified with the country of France.
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French Third Republic
The French Third Republic (Troisième République, sometimes written as La IIIe République) was the system of government adopted in France from 4 September 1870, when the Second French Empire collapsed during the Franco-Prussian War, until 10 July 1940, after the Fall of France during World War II led to the formation of the Vichy government.
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Friedrich Frisius
Friedrich Frisius (17 January 1895 – 30 August 1970) was a German naval commander of World War II.
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Gerd von Rundstedt
Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt (12 December 1875 – 24 February 1953) was a German Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal) in the Heer (Army) of Nazi Germany during World War II.
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German Army (1935–1945)
The German Army (Heer) was the land forces component of the Wehrmacht, the regular armed forces of Nazi Germany, from 1935 until it effectively ceased to exist in 1945 and then was formally dissolved in August 1946.
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German fortification of Guernsey
After the Wehrmacht occupied the Channel Islands on 30June 1940, they assessed the existing defences to determine if they would be of use.
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German Instrument of Surrender
The German Instrument of Surrender was a legal document effecting the unconditional surrender of the remaining German armed forces to the Allies, which ended World War II in Europe, with the surrender taking effect at 23:01 CET on the same day.
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German military administration in occupied France during World War II
The Military Administration in France (Militärverwaltung in Frankreich; Administration militaire en France) was an interim occupation authority established by Nazi Germany during World War II to administer the occupied zone in areas of northern and western France.
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German occupation of the Channel Islands
The military occupation of the Channel Islands by Nazi Germany lasted for most of the Second World War, from 30 June 1940 until liberation on 9 May 1945. Atlantic Wall and German occupation of the Channel Islands are German occupation of Jersey during World War II.
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German-occupied Europe
German-occupied Europe (or Nazi-occupied Europe) refers to the sovereign countries of Europe which were wholly or partly militarily occupied and civil-occupied, including puppet governments, by the military forces and the government of Nazi Germany at various times between 1939 and 1945, during World War II, administered by the Nazi regime under the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler.
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Guernsey
Guernsey (Guernésiais: Guernési; Guernesey) is the second-largest island in the Channel Islands, located west of the Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy.
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Gustav-Adolf von Zangen
Gustav Adolf Karl Friedrich Ernst von Zangen (7 November 1892 – 1 May 1964) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a commander of the 15th Army in the Netherlands in 1944 during World War II.
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Hans Michahelles
Hans Michahelles (18 May 1899 – 14 June 1975) was a German admiral during World War II.
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Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke
Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke (24 January 1889 – 4 July 1968) was a German general of paratroop forces during World War II.
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Hermann-Eberhard Wildermuth
Hermann-Eberhard Wildermuth (23 October 1890 – 9 March 1952) was a German politician and a member of the FDP/DVP.
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Hohlgangsanlage tunnels, Jersey
Hohlgangsanlage are a number of tunnels constructed in Jersey by occupying German forces during the occupation of Jersey. Atlantic Wall and Hohlgangsanlage tunnels, Jersey are German occupation of Jersey during World War II, World War II sites in the Channel Islands and World War II sites of Nazi Germany.
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Invasion of Poland
The Invasion of Poland, also known as the September Campaign, Polish Campaign, War of Poland of 1939, and Polish Defensive War of 1939 (1 September – 6 October 1939), was a joint attack on the Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany, the Slovak Republic, and the Soviet Union, which marked the beginning of World War II.
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Jersey
Jersey (label), officially known as the Bailiwick of Jersey, is an island country and self-governing British Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west France.
Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben
Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben (30 October 1894 – 18 June 1964) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II.
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Katwijk
Katwijk is a coastal municipality and town in the province of South Holland, which is situated in the mid-western part of the Netherlands.
Kriegsmarine
The Kriegsmarine was the navy of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945.
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La Pallice
La Pallice (also known as grand port maritime de La Rochelle) is the commercial deep-water port of La Rochelle, France.
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La Rochelle
La Rochelle (Poitevin-Saintongeais: La Rochéle) is a city on the west coast of France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean.
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Land mine
A land mine, or landmine, is an explosive weapon concealed under or camouflaged on the ground, and designed to destroy or disable enemy targets, ranging from combatants to vehicles and tanks, as they pass over or near it.
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Landing craft
Landing craft are small and medium seagoing watercraft, such as boats and barges, used to convey a landing force (infantry and vehicles) from the sea to the shore during an amphibious assault.
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Le Havre
Le Havre (Lé Hâvre) is a major port city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France.
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Le Verdon-sur-Mer
Le Verdon-sur-Mer (literally The Verdon on Sea) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
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Liberation of the German-occupied Channel Islands
The Channel Islands, Crown Dependencies of the United Kingdom, were occupied during the Second World War by Nazi Germany, from 30 June 1940 until May 1945. Atlantic Wall and Liberation of the German-occupied Channel Islands are German occupation of Jersey during World War II.
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List of Adolf Hitler's directives
The following is a list of the Führer directives and Führer Orders issued by Adolf Hitler over the course of World War II.
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Lorient
Lorient is a town (commune) and seaport in the Morbihan department of Brittany in western France.
Low Countries
The Low Countries (de Lage Landen; les Pays-Bas), historically also known as the Netherlands (de Nederlanden), is a coastal lowland region in Northwestern Europe forming the lower basin of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta and consisting today of the three modern "Benelux" countries: Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands (Nederland, which is singular).
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Luftwaffe
The Luftwaffe was the aerial-warfare branch of the Wehrmacht before and during World War II.
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Maginot Line
The Maginot Line (Ligne Maginot), named after the French Minister of War André Maginot, is a line of concrete fortifications, obstacles and weapon installations built by France in the 1930s to deter invasion by Nazi Germany and force them to move around the fortifications. Atlantic Wall and Maginot Line are World War II sites in France.
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Mareth Line
The Mareth Line was a system of fortifications built by France in southern Tunisia in the late 1930s.
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Maximilian List
Maximilian List (9 February 1910 – 1980) was an architect in Berlin who became an SS officer, involved in the operation of a number of Nazi concentration camps.
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Military
A military, also known collectively as an armed forces, are a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare.
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Military glider
Military gliders (an offshoot of common gliders) have been used by the militaries of various countries for carrying troops (glider infantry) and heavy equipment to a combat zone, mainly during the Second World War.
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Mortar (weapon)
A mortar today is usually a simple, lightweight, man-portable, muzzle-loaded cannon, consisting of a smooth-bore (although some models use a rifled barrel) metal tube fixed to a base plate (to spread out the recoil) with a lightweight bipod mount and a sight.
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Naval mine
A naval mine is a self-contained explosive device placed in water to damage or destroy surface ships or submarines. Atlantic Wall and naval mine are coastal fortifications.
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Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a totalitarian dictatorship.
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Netherlands
The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country located in Northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean.
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Noordwijk
Noordwijk is a town and municipality in the west of the Netherlands, in the province of South Holland.
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Normandy landings
The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during the Second World War. Atlantic Wall and Normandy landings are operation Overlord.
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North African campaign
The North African campaign of World War II took place in North Africa from 10 June 1940 to 13 May 1943, fought between the Allies and the Axis Powers.
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Norway
Norway (Norge, Noreg), formally the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula.
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (abbreviated OKW; Armed Forces High Command) was the supreme military command and control office of Nazi Germany during World War II.
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Operation Astonia
Operation Astonia was the codename for an Allied attack on the German-held Channel port of Le Havre in France, during the Second World War. Atlantic Wall and Operation Astonia are operation Overlord.
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Operation Overlord
Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful liberation of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II.
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Operation Undergo
Operation Undergo was an attack by the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division on the German garrison and fortifications of the French port of Calais, during September 1944.
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Operation Wellhit
Operation Wellhit (the Battle of Boulogne) from 17 to 22 September 1944, was an operation of the Second World War by the 3rd Canadian Division of the First Canadian Army to take the fortified port of Boulogne in northern France.
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Organisation Todt
Organisation Todt (OT) was a civil and military engineering organisation in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945, named for its founder, Fritz Todt, an engineer and senior member of the Nazi Party.
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Osprey Publishing
Osprey Publishing is a British publishing company specializing in military history based in Oxford.
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Ostend
Ostend (Oostende,; Ostende; Ostende; Ostende, literally "East End") is a coastal city and municipality, located in the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium.
Paratrooper
A paratrooper or military parachutist is a soldier trained to conduct military operations by parachuting directly into an area of operations, usually as part of a large airborne forces unit.
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Pillbox (military)
A pillbox is a type of blockhouse, or concrete dug-in guard-post, often camouflaged, normally equipped with loopholes through which defenders can fire weapons.
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Propaganda in Nazi Germany
The propaganda used by the German Nazi Party in the years leading up to and during Adolf Hitler's dictatorship of Germany from 1933 to 1945 was a crucial instrument for acquiring and maintaining power, and for the implementation of Nazi policies.
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Regelbau
The Regelbau (German for "standard(ised) construction") were a series of standardised bunker designs built in large numbers by the Germans in the Siegfried Line (Westwall) and the Atlantic Wall as part of their defensive fortifications prior to and during the Second World War.
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Reinforced concrete
Reinforced concrete, also called ferroconcrete, is a composite material in which concrete's relatively low tensile strength and ductility are compensated for by the inclusion of reinforcement having higher tensile strength or ductility.
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Rommel's asparagus
Rommel's asparagus (German: Rommelspargel - the German word Spargel means '"asparagus") were logs which the Axis placed in the fields and meadows of Normandy to cause damage to the expected invasion of Allied military gliders and paratroopers. Atlantic Wall and Rommel's asparagus are operation Overlord.
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Rosen Publishing
The Rosen Publishing Group is an American publisher specializing in educational books catering to readers from pre-Kindergarten through grade 12.
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Royan
Royan (in the Saintongeais dialect; Roian) is a commune and town in the south-west of France, in the department of Charente-Maritime in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
Rudolf Graf von Schmettow
Rudolf Graf von Schmettow (8 January 1891 – 28 June 1970) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II, who was Commander of the German occupation forces of the Channel Islands and commander of the 319th Infantry Division on the island of Guernsey.
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Saint-Malo
Saint-Malo (Gallo: Saent-Malô) is a historic French port in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany.
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Saint-Nazaire
Saint-Nazaire (Gallo: Saint-Nazère/Saint-Nazaer) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France, in traditional Brittany.
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Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a subregion of Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples.
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Scheveningen
Scheveningen is one of the eight districts of The Hague, Netherlands, as well as a subdistrict (wijk) of that city.
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Sea defense zone
During World War II, a sea defense zone (Seeverteidigung) was a tactical area in the organization of the ''Kriegsmarine'' intended to provide operational command of all German naval forces, within a given geographical area, in the event of actual enemy attack on the coastline of occupied Europe.
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Siege of Dunkirk (1944–1945)
The Siege of Dunkirk in World War II (also known as the Second Battle of Dunkirk) began in September 1944, when the Second Canadian Division surrounded the fortified city and port of Dunkirk.
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Siegfried Line
The Siegfried Line, known in German as the Westwall (. Atlantic Wall and Siegfried Line are German World War II defensive lines and Nazi architecture.
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Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster LLC is an American publishing company owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.
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St Nazaire Raid
The St Nazaire Raid or Operation Chariot was a British amphibious attack on the heavily defended Normandie dry dock at St Nazaire in German-occupied France during the Second World War.
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Stephan Vanfleteren
Stephan Vanfleteren (born 1969) is a Belgian photographer, best known for his portraits in black and white and his depictions of Belgium and abroad.
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The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands.
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Todt Battery
The Todt Battery, also known as Batterie Todt, was a battery of coastal artillery built by Nazi Germany during World War II, located in the hamlet of Haringzelles, Audinghen, near Cape Gris-Nez, Pas de Calais, France. Atlantic Wall and Todt Battery are coastal fortifications, Nazi architecture, World War II sites in France and World War II sites of Nazi Germany.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.
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United States Army Center of Military History
The United States Army Center of Military History (CMH) is a directorate within the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command.
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University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England.
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V-weapons
V-weapons, known in original German as Vergeltungswaffen (German: "retaliatory weapons", "reprisal weapons"), were a particular set of long-range artillery weapons designed for strategic bombing during World War II, particularly strategic bombing and/or aerial bombing of cities.
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Vichy France
Vichy France (Régime de Vichy; 10 July 1940 – 9 August 1944), officially the French State (État français), was the French rump state headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II.
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Victory in Europe Day
Victory in Europe Day is the day celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces on Tuesday, 8 May 1945; it marked the official end of World War II in Europe in the Eastern Front, with the last known shots fired on 11 May.
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Waffen-SS
The Waffen-SS was the combat branch of the Nazi Party's paramilitary Schutzstaffel (SS) organisation.
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Walcheren
Walcheren is a region and former island in the Dutch province of Zeeland at the mouth of the Scheldt estuary.
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Wehrmacht
The Wehrmacht were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945.
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Wehrmacht foreign volunteers and conscripts
Among the approximately one million foreign volunteers and conscripts who served in the Wehrmacht during World War II were ethnic Belgians, Czechs, Dutch, Finns, Danes, French, Hungarians, Norwegians, Poles, Portuguese, Swedes, Swiss along with people from Great Britain, Ireland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and the Balkans.
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Wilhelm Fahrmbacher
Wilhelm Fahrmbacher (19 September 1888 – 27 April 1970) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several corps, including VII Corps, XXV Corps and LXXXIV Corps, fighting on both the Eastern Front and Western Front.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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World War II in Colour
World War II in Colour is a 13-episode British television docuseries recounting the major events of World War II narrated by Robert Powell.
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Zeebrugge
Zeebrugge (from Brugge aan zee, meaning "Bruges-on-Sea"; Zeebruges) is a village on the coast of Belgium and a subdivision of Bruges, for which it is the modern port.
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See also
Border barriers
- Afghanistan–Pakistan border barrier
- American Scar
- Anti-tunnel barrier along the Gaza–Israel border
- Atlantic Wall
- Bangladesh–India border
- Bangladesh–Myanmar border
- Berlin Wall
- Border barrier
- Boundaries of Hong Kong
- Ceuta border fence
- Egypt–Gaza barrier
- Egypt–Israel barrier
- Finland–Russia border barrier
- Fortifications of Derbent
- Frontier Closed Area
- Gawri Wall
- Gaza–Israel barrier
- Great Wall of China
- Hadrian's Wall
- Inland Customs Line
- Inner German border
- Iran–Pakistan border
- Iran–Pakistan border barrier
- Iraq–Saudi Arabia border
- Israeli West Bank barrier
- Kelasuri Wall
- Korean Demilitarized Zone
- Kruger National Park
- Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan barrier
- Línea P
- Line of Contact (Nagorno-Karabakh)
- Melilla border fence
- Mexico–United States barrier
- Mexico–United States border wall
- North Korea–South Korea border
- Oman–United Arab Emirates border
- Polish–Lithuanian Neutral Strip
- Russia–Ukraine barrier
- Séré de Rivières system
- Sasanian defense lines
- Saudi–Yemen barrier
- Syria–Turkey barrier
- Tegart's Wall
- Trump wall
- Walls of Cuéllar
- Wire of Death
Buildings and structures in Alderney
- Alderney Airport
- Atlantic Wall
- Braye Beach Hotel
- Braye Harbour
- Fort Clonque
- Fort Tourgis
- Fortifications of Alderney
- Mignot Memorial Hospital
- St Anne's Church, Alderney
German World War II defensive lines
- Atlantic Wall
- Barbara Line
- Bernhardt Line
- Caesar C line
- Festung Norwegen
- German World War II fortresses
- Gothic Line
- Hitler Line
- Kammhuber Line
- Mius-Front
- Panther–Wotan line
- Pomeranian Wall
- Roman switch line
- Seeburg plotting table
- Siegfried Line
- Trasimene Line
- Volturno Line
- Winter Line
German occupation of Jersey during World War II
- 1940 Jersey election
- 319th Static Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
- Atlantic Wall
- Battery Lothringen
- Battery Moltke
- Civilian life under the German occupation of the Channel Islands
- Coastal fortifications of Jersey
- Deportations from the German-occupied Channel Islands
- Elizabeth Castle
- Evacuation of civilians from the Channel Islands in 1940
- Fort Regent
- German occupation of the Channel Islands
- Hohlgangsanlage 8
- Hohlgangsanlage tunnels, Jersey
- Jersey Maritime Museum
- Liberation of the German-occupied Channel Islands
- Mont Orgueil
- Pomme d'Or Hotel
- Resistance in the German-occupied Channel Islands
- Sechsschartenturm, Heavy MG bunker, La Mare Mill
World War II sites in Belgium
- Atlantic Wall
- Beverloo Camp
- Citadel of Dinant
- Citadel of Huy
- Enclos des fusillés
- Fortified position of Liège
- Fortified position of Namur
- K-W Line
- La Gleize
- Tir national
- Wolfsschlucht I
World War II sites in France
- Argelers concentration camp
- Atlantic Wall
- Battery Oldenburg
- Blockhaus d'Éperlecques
- Brécourt
- Café Gondrée
- Carentan
- Château de Pignerolle
- Château de Vincennes
- Cigarette Camp
- Citadel of Calais
- Dieppe Raid
- Dover Strait coastal guns
- Forest of Compiègne
- Fortress of Mimoyecques
- Hillman Fortress
- Horsa Bridge
- La Coupole
- Longues-sur-Mer battery
- Maginot Line
- Maisy battery
- Merville Gun Battery
- Nazi concentration camps in France
- Pegasus Bridge
- Pointe du Hoc
- Poix-de-Picardie
- Saint-Inglevert Airfield
- Saint-Leu-d'Esserent
- Siracourt V-1 bunker
- Sottevast V2 bunker
- Todt Battery
- V-1 flying bomb facilities
- V-3 cannon
- Wolfsschlucht II
World War II sites in the Channel Islands
- Atlantic Wall
- Batterie Mirus
- Battery Lothringen
- Battery Moltke
- Fort Regent
- Hohlgangsanlage 8
- Hohlgangsanlage tunnels, Jersey
- La Hougue Bie
- Lewis Tower, Jersey
- Mont Orgueil
- Sechsschartenturm, Heavy MG bunker, La Mare Mill
World War II sites in the Netherlands
- Atlantic Wall
- Defence lines of the Netherlands
- Dutch Waterline
- Grebbe Line
- Inundation of Walcheren
- John Frost Bridge
- Peel-Raam Line
- Putten raid
References
Also known as Atlantikwall, The Atlantic Wall.