German WWII Westwall
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The weather was beautiful again today, so I took the Vespa out to search for more WWII bunkers on the Siegfried Line or as it is called in Germany the Westwall.
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Bunkers 1, 2, and 3 are just under 5 miles from my house as the crow flies. From a distance all three just appear to be mounds of
dirt covered with tress and vegetation in the middle of farm fields.
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The really fascinating one was bunker number 2. By climbing through the brambles and vegetation I was able to get the center of it.
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There were several pieces of very rusty, bent steel sitting on the surface. Along side was what appears to be a WWII combat boot.
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I have no idea if this combat boot was from a German soldier or an American. In a way it doesn’t really matter after this length of time. Either way it was just some young man who was hoping to get back to his family and friends after the war. If he didn’t make it through the war alive I hope he is resting in peace.
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Bunkers 1, 2, and 3 are just under 5 miles from my house as the crow flies. From a distance all three just appear to be mounds of
dirt covered with tress and vegetation in the middle of farm fields.-
The really fascinating one was bunker number 2. By climbing through the brambles and vegetation I was able to get the center of it.
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There were several pieces of very rusty, bent steel sitting on the surface. Along side was what appears to be a WWII combat boot.
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I have no idea if this combat boot was from a German soldier or an American. In a way it doesn’t really matter after this length of time. Either way it was just some young man who was hoping to get back to his family and friends after the war. If he didn’t make it through the war alive I hope he is resting in peace.-
