The Atlantic Wall Atlas- The German Coastal Defence System in the Netherlands 1940-1945

Laap Evert Abrahamse | Jeroen Rijpsma | Menne Kosian

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Along the Dutch coast lie the remains of one of the largest defense lines in history: the more than five thousand kilometers long Atlantic Wall. It ran along the west coast of continental Europe – from the North Cape to the Pyrenees – and was intended to protect Hitler's Third Reich from an Allied invasion. During World War II, the line evolved into a layered system of coastal and land defenses, which also supported warfare at sea and in the air.

The Atlantic Wall Atlas does not offer an inventory of military bunkers, field fortifications, barricades, and other structures in the Netherlands, but provides insight into the (intended) functioning of German defense systems in their interrelationships. It zooms in on the regional level. Where necessary, the Dutch situation is examined from a European perspective.

The atlas consists of a general introduction, descriptions based on detailed maps, and a concluding remark on dealing with the remains of the Atlantic Wall. The maps are interspersed with some previously unpublished photographs that illustrate how the German occupiers shaped the Dutch coastal landscape to their liking.