What was the Atlantic Wall?
The Atlantic Wall was an extensive system of coastal
fortifications; built by the German Third Reich, during the Second World
War, in order to defend against invasion by the Allies.
The defensive wall was never completed; consisting primarily of
batteries, bunkers, and minefields, which during 1942-1944 stretched
from the French-Spanish border into Norway. A number of the bunkers are
still present, for example near Scheveningen, The Hague, and in
Normandy.