martylee Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 I've been looking thru some old photos and found some from the fort outside of Aalborg in Denmark. Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Thanks Marty and could just as well be Normandy. Same design emplacements and bunkers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martylee Posted September 19, 2008 Author Share Posted September 19, 2008 I forgot the best picture fromthis fort... Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 Got to get over there! Yes Jack there was a German catalouge of bunkers, Fortification flat packs. Though there were a number of unique designs, such as the ranging towers in the Channel Islands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martylee Posted September 22, 2008 Author Share Posted September 22, 2008 such as the ranging towers in the Channel Islands. And here we go again... :-) Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I must get over your neck of the woods. No offence meant it's just fascinating to see other sites. Pictures and vidios just don't give the perspective to see how the fortifications fit into the landscape and what they were meant to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastblock Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 The Germans built a lot of fortifications along the Danish west coast. Many years ago attempts were made to blow them up but that was not a big success. Most have washed into the sea by now though. My grandmother was working in the restaurant at Aalborg Airport when the Germans bombed it during the invasion. The airport is shared by civilian aviation authorities and the RDAF. She was so frightened that she ran all the way home - over 15 kilometers! She once had the (dis)pleasure of serving Danish pastry (ironically called Wienerbrød - Viennese Bread - in Denmark) for Goering. He was apparently quite fond of it and put away a whole plateful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martylee Posted October 4, 2009 Author Share Posted October 4, 2009 Thanks for sharing the story of your grandmother. It's always intresting to hear stories like that. I will post photos from the bunkers at Sødervig some day too! Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Please post more pictures, and stories. :iloveyou: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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