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Nazis' secret base found (Omaha Beach battery contains 40 buildings "untouched" since D-Day)
The Sun (U.K.) ^
| January 24, 2006
| TOM NEWTON DUNN
Posted on 01/24/2006 1:34:29 AM PST by Stoat
Nazis' secret base found |
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Revealed ... the Nazis untouched secret bunker |
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By TOM NEWTON DUNN Defence Editor A WARTIME bunker used by Nazis to bombard Allied troops during the D-Day landings has been unearthed untouched after 60 years. British treasure hunter Gary Sterne found the base exactly as it was when German troops fled after the Normandy invasion in June 1944. Gary, 41, said: Its truly incredible. Apart from damage to the radio room, the whole place seemed to escape bombing unscathed.
![Treasure hunter ... Gary with RAF medals](http://images.thesun.co.uk/picture/0,,2006031215,00.jpg) |
Treasure hunter ... Gary with RAF medals |
The bunker sprawls over 20 acres and is thought to be the hidden German battery that decimated US soldiers at Omaha Beach, seven miles away. The encampment contains 40 buildings including a field hospital. Some of the offices contain army papers as well as radio equipment.
Amateur historian Gary found it in dense undergrowth after buying a German army map at a French car boot sale. The dad of two, from Manchester, kept it secret for three years so he could buy the land near the village of Grandcamp-Maisy. He now plans to open it as a tourist attraction this year.
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TOPICS: Germany; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: battery; bunker; dday; garysterne; history; milhist; nazi; nazis; omahabeach; secretnazibase; ww2
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To: jwfiv
121
posted on
01/24/2006 3:48:29 PM PST
by
Serb5150
(Mr. T is allergic to doorknobs. That's why he can only kick through doors.)
To: Cap Huff
122
posted on
01/24/2006 3:51:10 PM PST
by
wolficatZ
(Jonathan Quayle Higgins III - "Zeus...Apollo...Eat the Trolls!"....)
To: Robert A. Cook, PE
Good thing it's not a wetland, or a potential source of oil!
123
posted on
01/24/2006 6:17:44 PM PST
by
Doohickey
(If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice...I will choose freewill.)
To: kstewskis
Very interesting. Thanks for the ping.
To: Stoat
The dad of two, from Manchester, kept it secret for three years so he could buy the land near the village of Grandcamp-Maisy. He now plans to open it as a tourist attraction this year.
Smart man!
To: Stoat
25,000 liters will fit in a single 10' by 12' room.
126
posted on
01/24/2006 7:43:09 PM PST
by
lepton
("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
To: Stoat
bttt
To: Stoat
128
posted on
01/24/2006 7:49:39 PM PST
by
Cacique
(quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat ( Islamia Delenda Est ))
To: jecIIny; All
Hey, has anyone seen the History Channel Documentary made from the book Blood from a Stone: The Quest for the Life Diamonds.
One of the most interesting things I've seen in quite awhile....If you have a chance to see it, please do.
129
posted on
01/24/2006 7:57:07 PM PST
by
Hildy
(The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth)
To: Miss Marple
Wasn't there quite a few of them? Plugs in the jet intakes to keep sand out, etc, and lots of camo netting?
Please add to this.....
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
and Iraq is just slightly smaller than France ....I think! And Texas is bigger.
Sorry...instinctive reaction for us Texans. ;-)
131
posted on
01/24/2006 10:00:19 PM PST
by
Allegra
(Every Day is One of Those Days)
To: naturalman1975
So a 20 acre military facility can go, apparently undetected, for 60 years in peacetime France... yet, some people are absolutely certain that there's nothing left to find in rather more trying conditions in Iraq...Point well taken...
the infowarrior
To: zot; Stoat; Dog; Coop; AdmSmith; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Straight Vermonter; Wiz; Deetes; Bender2; ...
Here is the link
Im sending you a more informative piece, which appeared in the British journal The Armourer on 29 December. You can take an advance look at the website version if you like, it has some nice photographs:
http://www.armourer.co.uk/maisybattery.htm
133
posted on
01/25/2006 5:01:37 AM PST
by
GreyFriar
((3rd Armored Division -- Spearhead))
To: GreyFriar
Thank you. I'll check it out.
134
posted on
01/25/2006 5:03:59 AM PST
by
Coop
(FR = a lotta talk, but little action)
To: naturalman1975
"So a 20 acre military facility can go, apparently undetected, for 60 years in peacetime France... yet, some people are absolutely certain that there's nothing left to find in rather more trying conditions in Iraq..."
Good point!!!!!
135
posted on
01/25/2006 5:13:08 AM PST
by
EverOnward
(help support our hero soldiers at anysoldier.com)
To: naturalman1975; Southack; Miss Marple; Dog; PhiKapMom; freema; StarCMC; BufordP; Cap Huff; ...
So a 20 acre military facility can go, apparently undetected, for 60 years in peacetime France... yet, some people are absolutely certain that there's nothing left to find in rather more trying conditions in Iraq... Outstanding point!
136
posted on
01/25/2006 5:29:53 AM PST
by
Coop
(FR = a lotta talk, but little action)
To: Stoat; Coop
![](http://images3.fotki.com/v36/photos/1/106521/398438/FranceHasShortMemory-vi.jpg?500343)
10,943 reasons the French should support us
137
posted on
01/25/2006 5:48:14 AM PST
by
StarCMC
(Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
To: naturalman1975
138
posted on
01/25/2006 5:48:55 AM PST
by
StarCMC
(Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
To: Coop
139
posted on
01/25/2006 5:52:25 AM PST
by
BufordP
("I am stuck on Al Franken 'cause Al Franken's stuck on me!" -- Stupid)
To: MEG33
The landing by regiments of the 1st and 29th Infantry divisions
"No Mission Too Difficult, No Sacrifice Too Great, Duty First."
If you have to be one, be a BIG RED ONE!
140
posted on
01/25/2006 5:56:51 AM PST
by
Gamecock
(..ours is a trivial age, and the church has been deeply affected by this pervasive triviality. JMB)
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