Denmark - Tirpitz Battery - Blåvand - 2

During World War II the Germans had some strong fortifications in the Blåvand and Esbjerg area. One of these point should have been the Tirpitz Battery, but this battery was never finished. If it had been finished, it would have had some of the strongest guns on the Atlantic Wall. 
 
Blåvand - Oksbøl - Varde

Inside the Tirpitz Battery there is a small exhibition showing the man y kinds of mines that the Germans used as a part of the Atlantic Wall idea.

Inside the Tirpitz Battery there is a small exhibition showing the man y kinds of mines that the Germans used as a part of the Atlantic Wall idea.
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A "small" 24 cm wrench used at the Tirpitz Battery.

A "small" 24 cm wrench used at the Tirpitz Battery.
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Much of the interior of the Tripitz Battery was destroyed after the war, when Danish and British forces tried to blow up the bunker.

Much of the interior of the Tripitz Battery was destroyed after the war, when Danish and British forces tried to blow up the bunker.
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A plan showing the the huge naval guns that were to be fitted to the Tripitz Battery. The guns were never mounted, as the war ended before the bunker was finished.

A plan showing the the huge naval guns that were to be fitted to the Tripitz Battery. The guns were never mounted, as the war ended before the bunker was finished.
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The Tripitz Battery.

The Tripitz Battery.
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The Tripitz Battery. The glass dome is where the huge naval gun were to mounted.

The Tripitz Battery. The glass dome is where the huge naval gun were to mounted.
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