Atlantikwall: ferskil tusken ferzjes

Hoewol't it ferdigeningswurk nea klear kaam is the Wall's existence has served to explain away concerns of the Soviet Union for why the [[D-Day|Twadde Front]] was not opened until [[6 juny]] [[1944]] (noch gjin jier foar de ein fan de kriich op [[8 maaie]] [[1945]]). The Wall primarily consisted of artillery batterijen, [[bunker]]s, en minefjilden, which during 1942–1944, stretched from the Frânsk-[[Spanje|Spaanske]] grins nei [[Noarwegen]] (''Festung Norwegen''). Many bunkers still exist, for example near [[Skeveningen]], [[De Haach]], [[Katwijk]] and in [[Normandje]]. In [[Oostende]], [[Belgje]] the public may visit a well-preserved part of the defences. That section consists of emplacements of the "Saltzwedel neu battery" and the "Stützpunkt Bensberg", consisting of several men’s quarters and the necessary facilities. These constructions were used by a unit of German militarymilitêre engineersyngenieurs (''Pionierstab'') who were in charge of bunker construction.

TheDe [[Kanaaleilannen]] werewaarden heavilyswier fortifiedfersterke, particularlyfoaral theit island ofeilân [[Alderney]] whichdat isit closesttichste toby Frankryk Franceleit. Hitler had decreed that 10% of the steel and concrete used in the Atlantic Wall go to the Channel Islands, because of the propaganda value of controlling [[Feriene Keninkryk|Britsk]] territory. Despite the mooting of ''Operaration Constellation'' ''et al.'', theDe [[Alliearden]] bypassed the islands and did not try to liberate them when they invaded Normandy. The islands' German garrisons did not surrender until 9 May 1945 – one day after [[Victory in Europe Day|the German armed forces on the mainland]]. TheIt [[Dútslân|Dútske]] garnisoen op Alderney didjoech nothim surrenderearst untiloer op 16 maaie 1945, sân dagen nei de Dútske striidkrêften yn Europa.