August 2003 - France
The dome of the La Coupole museum near Calais, formally a Nazi bunker complex intended for the launch of V2s. The dome was designed to sheild the main V2 storage area against bombing raids.
Entrance to the underground complex. Once within the temperature drops sharply.
What should be parked just inside the entrance but yet another T-34?
The tunnels, carved into the limestone rock of the hillside
SOme of the equipment used to create them
Grafitti
Underneath the dome, what its all about: The V2/A4 rocket
V2 Engine
The coastline near Calais is strewn with ruined fortifications
View down to the sea
Stenciled street art in Bolougne
Astérix characters decoratinmg a colourful sweetshop
A selection of shells at the Atlantic Wall Museum
Minen!
Knick-nacks made form spent ammunition
A machinegun fitted on a tank mouting
28cm railway gun capable of hitting England from France
Boom! Die, Portsmouth, die!
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