Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In 1944, the German army was on the run in Russia, but they still had to defend France against the Western Allies. With so few men, how would they do it? Simple -- fortify! The Germans built the Atlantic Wall and the heart of it was the Widerstandsnest, which was a fortified strongpoint that were extremely hard to crack, even with a battleship!
Widerstandsnester -- German WWII Atlantic Wall Strongpoints
In 1944, the German army was on the run in Russia, but they still had to defend France against the Western Allies. With so few men, how would they do it? Simple -- fortify! The Germans built the Atlantic Wall and the heart of it was the Widerstandsnest, which was a fortified strongpoint that were extremely hard to crack, even with a battleship!
Widerstandsnester -- German WWII Atlantic Wall Strongpoints

