Discovering and visiting a WW2 bunker in Normandy, France.

[Sylvain]

Okay, so it all started as I was driving on the sea side along the coast of Normandy.
I had to stop to take a picture of a bunker who, oddly enough, is halfway on he middle of the road.

As I am taking the picture I notice a grey spot (circled in red) maybe 50 yards behind the bunker.

I get closer and clearly see not one, but two big concrete walls sticking out from the wild vegetation.

After walking through the vegetation and getting closer I can clearly see that they are indeed bunkers.

After some climbing I get to the roof ...

There are L shaped stairs going down ...

View from the roof:

Getting down the stairs ...

Lots of vegetation behind, you almost need a machete to go through it.

Finally the main entrance is here!

Not sure if I should try to get inside.
It looks dark and scary.

 

[scoutsniper]

toss a frag first. just like the good ole boys to clean it out

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

I say go inside. Just watch out for spiders and snakes.

 

[SEIndSAM]

Great Pics Sylvain!!! Go for it!!!!

 

[Trigger Time]

please please please!!!! Go inside!!!! We want more indiana jones!

 

[Sylvain]

Stairs getting down to get inside ...

Shooting porthole on the left ...

Steel door on the left ...

 

[Sylvain]

please please please!!!! Go inside!!!! We want more indiana jones!

Ok I went inside but it was scary!

I just had a tiny flashlight and it was pitch dark in here.

 

[2ADMNLOVER]

YES ! You should go inside ! What does the "danger " sign say in the second pic , danger from what , falling or old ordnance ?

 

[Sylvain]

Halway inside.The light is now only coming from my camera.

It's a fairly large bunker.You can see it has a door at the end, one on the left and two on the right.
One of the heavy steel door is now on the ground.

 

[Sylvain]

YES ! You should go inside ! What does the "danger " sign say in the second pic , danger from what , falling or old ordnance ?

Danger from crumbling cliffs, you have to be close to the edge to get to that bunker.

 

[Trigger Time]

Hey sylvain I think we could carry that steel door out and throw it on your bike

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Can you see any signs of battle damage in that bunker?

 

[Sylvain]

The doors are impressives.They are probably 1 or 1.5 inch thick.
All of them could use some WD40.

 

[Sylvain]

Hey sylvain I think we could carry that steel door out and throw it on your bike

Just what I thougth!You could use it as your frontdoor if I ship it to you!

 

[Sylvain]

Can you see any signs of battle damage in that bunker?

I dont think this one saw any combat inside.No damage outside either.

 

[Birds Away]

Very, very cool.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

I dont think this one saw any combat inside.No damage outside either.

Interesting. Maybe it's just me but I have a picture in my mind of that battle and would imagine everything there being bullet riddled, hand grenade fragmented, bombed, or burned out.

 

[2ADMNLOVER]

Definitely gonna win the thread of the day if not week .

 

[Birds Away]

Interesting. Maybe it's just me but I have a picture in my mind of that battle and would imagine everything there being bullet riddled, hand grenade fragmented, bombed, or burned out.

They had those all along the coast. I'm sure the defensive line was only penetrated at certain points. Once flanked, they would have to abandon it.

 

[Sylvain]

Hooks on the walls maybe for ammo storage.