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Preserve it. Its part of history.
Depending on which country, France or England, gets islamacized first, it may come in handy.
You don’t save it to remember the nazis. You save it to remember the men who stormed into the teeth of it,,, and to remind the young of what can happen if you let your defenses become ineffective. Save it,,,
Pick a few good examples and preserve them (from an architectural viewpoint, some of the Atlantic Wall fortifications are remarkable!).
Sell the rest and let landowners decide what to do with them. I’ve seen Endicott Board fortifications converted into condos on Tybee Island, and WWII 16-inch gun emplacements converted into beach houses, and a post-Civil War magzine converted into living space / storm shelter on Sullivan Island.
Hitler could build an 800 mile wall in a couple of years. And we can’t secure a 1900 mile Mexican border in decades.
Unfortunately!the French should preserve portions of the Atlantic wall for posterity just to remind their citizens that evil could be just around the corner.
Besides the Atlantic wall is part of the History of France.Why discard it?