Hauts-de-France
Just below Wissant, in Audinghen, the heavy guns of Battery Todt had a range of 55 kilometers, just far enough to hit England.
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During the Second World War, the Germans built an observation bunker between Zuydcoote and Leffrinckoucke on top of the dunes.
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In the dunes of Fort Vert, close to Calais, the German "Organization Todt" built a French artillery battery during the Second World War.
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