During World War II, Germany occupied the entire western continental coast of Europe from France to Norway.<\/p>\n
To prevent possible Allied landings on this very long coastal front, the Third Reich built the so-called Atlantic Wall<\/strong>, a series of coastal fortifications that covered the areas occupied by Germany from the south of the Atlantic coast of France to northern Norway. Sometimes the Germans built fortified positions in rather isolated places<\/strong>, such as the one we are dealing with today: a small island that was only accessible at low tide.<\/p>\n
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