-A system of bunkers, tunnels, and pillboxes-Was built in stages beginning in 1940 and concluded in 1944-Covers an area approx 100 kilometers along the French Atlantic coast-Continues through the Forest of Dego
The German Atlantic Wall was a 700 kilometer long defense line which stretched from the Pas de Calais to Norway, France and Germany and was built by Nazi Germany during World War II. The wall was intended primarily to prevent Allied ships and raiders from breaking out of the Normandy beachhead, but was also meant to deter the invasion of mainland Europe, which the Allies hoped to accomplish with the D-Day landings. The wall was made up of hundreds of fortress complexes, bunkers, and strong points