One would think that he had to spend more than just "thousands" to buy those particular 40 acres.
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: “It’s truly incredible. Apart from damage to the radio room, the whole place seemed to escape bombing unscathed.”
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.