Atlantikwall - Kernwerk IJmuiden
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Atlantikwall - Kernwerk IJmuiden
Atlantikwall at Forteiland IJmuiden. The original Dutch army fortress (built on a small artificial island in 1876) was used to block the enemy from attacking Amsterdam trough the Northseechannel. In WW2 the Germans turned the large harbor of IJmuiden in a keypoint for the Kriegsmarine. Many bunkers from that period are still in that area (notably the huge Schnellboat bunker) IJmuiden would be converted to a Festung with the old fortress as its 'Kernwerk'. A Kernwerk was the centre of a Festung and would be used as a last resort in case of a defensive battle.
The aged fortress wasn't interesting for the German army, so they build a total of 36 large and small bunkers on this small island in order to support a full battery + the MG/mortar/PAK bunkers that would be used to defend the island in case of a invasion, manned by around 120 men (KM coastal artillery+WH festungsstammtruppen). After the war about 2/3rd of the island was demolished to make some more space as the harbor was and is still in full use.
Inspection of the wardrobes:
Training for a invasion (just a drill, april fool guys... )
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Awesome history, location and photos.
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Fantastic as ever
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Great stuff lads!
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Very , very good , it all looks true to period
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I love the first group shot, you really know how to get the late war feeling. Excellent pictures as always
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Yeah first group shot does it for me too.
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Nice pics as always guys.
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Great pictures. We also have a similar event, the same weekend...small world
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Thumbs up for Jelmer & co!
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Some nice photos.
The attempts at re-creating 'old' colour images are good. I know how difficult it is to get convincing effects with modern colour film. Have you seen this?
http://www.alienskin.com/exposure/examp ... aspx#_self
software to re-create 1930's Kodachrome images.
The attempts at re-creating 'old' colour images are good. I know how difficult it is to get convincing effects with modern colour film. Have you seen this?
http://www.alienskin.com/exposure/examp ... aspx#_self
software to re-create 1930's Kodachrome images.
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Really nice photos guys!
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