German fortress in Denmark
The German Wehrmacht started building the large defence works at Hanstholm in North Jutland in November 1940. Besides four large cannons, the installation came to comprise additional cannon batteries. It converted the small fishing hamlet of Hanstholm into a veritable …
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Kanonbrønden i museumsbunkeren
Det enorme fundament, der skulle bære det 650 tons tunge kanontårn.
År: 2008 PHOTO:Museumscenter Hansholm
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600 Germans and a battery of cannons
The main armaments at the Hanstholm fortifications consisted of the four 38-centimetre cannons…
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