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Chaser
12-10-2011, 08:42 PM
A couple of Pictures from this Summer, fortresses of the maginot-line
Chaser
12-10-2011, 08:53 PM
Part 2
Chaser
12-10-2011, 08:56 PM
Part 3
Chaser
12-10-2011, 09:05 PM
Part 4
Chaser
12-10-2011, 09:08 PM
Part 5
Chaser
12-10-2011, 09:11 PM
Part 6
Chaser
12-10-2011, 09:15 PM
Part 7
Chaser
12-10-2011, 09:19 PM
Part 8
Chaser
12-10-2011, 09:23 PM
Part 9
Inside a 8,1cm mortar turret
Chaser
12-10-2011, 09:32 PM
Part 10
Kitchen, tunnels, power plant
Just the Main Tunnel of this Fortress has a Length of nearly 2000 Meters and is 40 - 50 Meters under the Surface.
You can walk over 6 Hours without seeing the whole Fortress!
It has 11 Combat Blocks with 8 - 10 Stories of Stairways per Block.
I visit many of these old Fortresses - more Pictures are on the Way
nastyleg
12-10-2011, 09:35 PM
Wow. These pictures tell a lot about the place. However I doubt they do it any justice. The size of the tunnels with the gentlemen standing in it. He look about 5'9"- 5'10"? The ceiling was about 4m high? Bet you had a blast. Thanks for daring you vacation pictures.
Chaser
12-10-2011, 09:46 PM
The ceiling is around 4 meters in the main tunnel and 5-6 meters in the trainstations. yes, i meant trainstations :)
These fortress was equipped with a electric train for the transport of ammuniton to the combat blocks.
In this fortress are 6 Stations.
nastyleg
12-10-2011, 10:24 PM
Wow amazing engineering. The size of the complex is mind blowing. Train station alone is impressive. Glad to see there are still urban explorers out there.
Chaser
12-11-2011, 06:11 PM
Part 11
Chaser
12-11-2011, 06:14 PM
Part 12
Impact
Chaser
12-11-2011, 06:21 PM
Part 13
Chaser
12-11-2011, 06:26 PM
Part 14
ErisKillton
12-12-2011, 05:48 PM
Seriously great pictures! Thank you for sharing!
Chaser
12-17-2011, 08:11 PM
Part 15
Bunker Caserne
Chaser
12-17-2011, 08:14 PM
Bunker Caserne - Part 2
Chaser
12-17-2011, 08:20 PM
Bunker Caserne - Part 3
Chaser
12-17-2011, 08:45 PM
Memorial of the 94th Infantry Division and some Westwall (Siegfried Line) Installations around this Place
nastyleg
12-17-2011, 10:08 PM
Very moving Thankyou.
TABMCGEE
12-18-2011, 03:39 PM
Beautiful. I would love to visit.
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