Gallery: WWII Nazi Bunkers Stand the Tests of Time, Vandalism and Livestock

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    Jonathan Andrew
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    Heerenduin

    *Type 583a / M 178. Fire control post for medium and heavy batteries. Heerenduin, Ijmuiden, The Netherlands.*
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    Jonathan Andrew
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    600 Gun site for 5cm tank gun.

    *600 gun site for 5cm tank gun. In the background there is a 630 Embrasured MG emplacement with armor plating.*
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    Jonathan Andrew
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    Air raid shelter

    *Air raid shelter. Brasschaat Airfield, Belgium.*
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    bunker spaandam

    *Type L483 central radio transmitter bunker. Spaandam, The Netherlands.*
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    Cramond Island defense boom

    *Cramond Island World War II submarine defense boom.*
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    Jonathan Andrew
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    Dutch double pyramide bunker

    *Dutch double pyramide bunker.*
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    Jonathan Andrew
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    kerk bunker

    *Military casemate type 623. West of Koudekerke, The Netherlands.*
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    observation tower-belgium

    *SK observation tower. Fliegerhorst, Hemiksem, Belgium.*
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    Jonathan Andrew
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    R636 Zuydcoote

    *R636 fire control post. Leffrinckoucke/Zuydcoote, Plage L'Ouest de Zuydcoote, France.*
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    Jonathan Andrew
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    VF Observation bunker

    *VF observation bunker, Raversijde, Oostende, Belgium.*
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    134 Ammunition bunker I

    *134 ammunition bunker. Patentestraat, Lissewege, West Vlaanderen, Belgium.*
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