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France La Batterie de Cote Zuydcoote,Dunkirk (visited 2012) May 2013

klempner69

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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

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They have slid down onto the edge of the beach

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Almost like they fell out of the sky

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Up on top of the dunes now

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The fort itself now

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Finishing up in what must have been a kitchen maybe

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Obligatory shelter

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So that was Zuydcoote Batterie..a nice little amble along the beach
 
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Looks a cracker of a place and a winning combination Booze cruise and splore

Cool share bud

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I've seen a fair few shots of these over the years and still haven't visited. Excellent set of quality ww2 coastal battery derpage :) Perhaps when I'm next on the south coast I'll pop over. You certainly had the weather for it!

 

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Very Nice, I didn't know that was there.

 
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