Zeeland
The Western Scheldt, the gateway to the port of Antwerp, played an essential role during World War II.
Zeeland
A thirty-meter-high concrete pillar looks lost next to the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier in the Netherlands.
Zeeland
During the Cold War, almost three hundred air watchtowers were scattered throughout the Netherlands to detect enemy aircraft.
Zeeland
Of the more than 260 water towers that have appeared in the Dutch landscape since 1856, 175 remain, including the water tower in Axel in Zeeland.
Zeeland
The Eede-Aardenburg air watchtower is one of the 276 lookout posts built in the Netherlands during the Cold War.
Zeeland
At the beginning of October 1944, the British Air Force bombed the sea dike at Ritthem in the Netherlands. The aim was to flood Walcheren and force away the German army.
Zeeland
The German army spared no expense to give the eleven bunkers of Stützpunkt Groede the appearance of a cozy Dutch village.
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