Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In 1940 Germany captured the French Battery Zuydcoote. This battery dates to 1778, when it was built by the French Navy to protect Dunkirk from attacks by the British fleet. It was updated in 1878. Recognizing its strategic position, the French modernized the fort in 1939. The Germans further updated the fort, and incorporated it into the Atlantic wall. They named it battery Malo Terminus. It boasted a battery of 4 gun casements along with one fire control bunker (M162a). The battery's guns dated from 1902 and had a caliber of 194 mm. The casements are slowly sliding into the sea.
Music: Pixabay Serious Dark Ambient Atmosphere by Ashot Danielyan.
In 1940 Germany captured the French Battery Zuydcoote. This battery dates to 1778, when it was built by the French Navy to protect Dunkirk from attacks by the British fleet. It was updated in 1878. Recognizing its strategic position, the French modernized the fort in 1939. The Germans further updated the fort, and incorporated it into the Atlantic wall. They named it battery Malo Terminus. It boasted a battery of 4 gun casements along with one fire control bunker (M162a). The battery's guns dated from 1902 and had a caliber of 194 mm. The casements are slowly sliding into the sea.
Music: Pixabay Serious Dark Ambient Atmosphere by Ashot Danielyan.
