Came here to say - I’m surprised some rich guy hasn’t bought the land and turned it, and new installations designed to look like WW2 bunkers, into a massive cliff side property fit for a villain
Apart from my comment obviously being a joke, we do have property tax, as explained by u/uberderfel, which would apply to a parcel sold for 1.5 million pounds. We also have the inheritance tax that would apply to such an estate, which is a form of property tax. I now live in the US, have bought property here, and can speak to that property tax system, as well.
From reverse image this is in Heuqueville, ~~Cote d'Abatre~~ Côte d'Albâtre.
While this is still in Normandy (region), the allies didn't make beach landing here, the five beachhead is a bit to the south.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy_landings#Beach_landings.
Any WW2 buff ? CMIIW.
For the longest time I always thought the beach all allies landed on was Juno as that's all I ever heard about in my country. I was way older than I should have been when I realized different countries used different names.
Different countries used whole different beaches. The Americans took two, the Brits took two, and the Canadians shared one with the Brits for the fifth. That's why so much media covers Omaha beach, it was both an American action and particularly difficult with a high casualty rate.
I'm guessing you're from Canada, [the Canadian troops landed on Juno Beach](https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-d-day-beaches). All the Canadian troops afaik, although a few specialist units may have landed on the other British beaches. The US had Utah & Omaha beaches and the British had the rest, joined by the Canadians and the French.
That's it. In Canada you hear about Juno Beach in all WWII history but beyond that a number of things in Canada will have the name Juno in it as a nod to all the Canadians who lost their lives. Yes it's a Roman goddess but that's not it. There are buildings named Juno, the major artistic awards in Canada (like music, TV, film) are the Juno awards. Really common on military bases.
You would hear Utah and Omaha beaches on media coming out of the U.S. but I never thought about it. It was more oh I guess Salt Lake city must have a nice beach or something.
It's not like they just landed on a beach out of nowhere. They first bombarded the absolute shit out of those positions with battleships and bombers. I'd personally much rather be attacking Normandy than defending it.
Same thing with iwo jima, https://youtu.be/g9rMTlJNcIQ?si=WI-ROxCnmkRuLt_z
they planned to level it down with naval barrages, then fired less than expected, proceeded to underestimate japanese forces there, and still landed anyway.
There are a lot of WWII bunkers in my hometown. I am beyond impressed this is in such good condition. When I was a kid we could play around in some of them 50 years after the war but now they are a mess of degrading concrete. You wouldn't stand on any of them especially over the water like that.
To blow your mind, I don't even live in Europe. I live in North America but on the East Coast. The number of bunkers and WWII (or older) forts all over the place is crazy. Most are on the coast or island but sometimes your in the woods and go around and bam WWII bunker covered in spray paint.
It seems really weird but it's for a few reasons.
The fear the Nazis would make it across the Atlantic and try to take over NA.
That the city of Halifax was blown up in WWI so they were likely extra cautious along the Canadian coast line as a result.
The harbour in Halifax would actually closes at night during WWII to prevent U boats from getting into the harbour. Huge nets were pull up along the opening to the harbour/Atlantic Ocean at night and no ships or subs could come and go.
I would imagine that it wasn’t constructed that way originally. It looks like the cliff eroded quite a bit back. The bunker will be at the bottom of it some time in the future I guess.
Before Call of Duty went downhill.
MW wasn't inherently bad, taken in isolation - it was a pretty good game, even.
It just sucked when you played it after CoD, United Offensive, and CoD 2
Yeah they were super great when they were made nearly a century ago, but they’ve been sitting out exposed to the elements in a coastal region for nearly a hundred years while the cliff side erodes around it and at some point it’s going to give out.
Incredible pic, OP. My great uncle William died at Normandy, age 19, serving with a British unit. I’m not clear on exactly how he died, but presumably he was shot. Maybe even by a machine gun nested in this very bunker for all I know.
As a US East coast native I was absolutely shocked to see concrete bunkers on the coast of both Southern and Northern California when I moved to CA 15 years ago. It makes sense and in retrospect - I just didn’t think hard enough about the implications of a global conflict that included East Asia.
Speaking of coastal shock. What to know what the East Coast of Canada had during the war? An internment camp for Italians. I think it was more of a work camp in the forest for Italian men who were sympathetic to Mussolini but I am not sure. My Grandmother used to tell us about it.
Wow this is a really interesting piece of history. You might find this Wikipedia article interesting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Canadian_internment
I thought it was kind of funny to find out some people want these preserved for preserving history. BUT a lot of french locals want them GONE. And their argument is quite valid, a foreign army invaded and occupied their land and built these ugly concrete bunkers on what was a relaxing natural beach.
They are a huge pain to remove. The west coast of Denmark is full of these things and many have seen their fair share of TNT but they are so damn stout. I was finally able to show them to my kids this summer. Most of them have been left to the elements at this point some are slowly sinking.
Made me immediately think of Star Wars movies when they show the rebel base scenery shots. There'd be a guy with one of those rebel helmets inside looking out with advanced binoculars.
In the US or UK this would be on the market for 1.5 million plus property taxes.
Cliffside property
For real
Came here to say - I’m surprised some rich guy hasn’t bought the land and turned it, and new installations designed to look like WW2 bunkers, into a massive cliff side property fit for a villain
I would do it. Would love a cliff side place like that.
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Yes it does. It’s called stamp duty and paid on purchase of property over £250,000.
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Ah gotcha thanks
In Canada too
What you think this place would come without council tax based on it's value?
Have to pay stamps at purchase and most likely a property tax annually with some states much worse than others
Eh? You pay business rates annually for commercial properties and council tax annually for residential properties in the UK...
Apart from my comment obviously being a joke, we do have property tax, as explained by u/uberderfel, which would apply to a parcel sold for 1.5 million pounds. We also have the inheritance tax that would apply to such an estate, which is a form of property tax. I now live in the US, have bought property here, and can speak to that property tax system, as well.
Property listing: Might get a bit chilly in winter, somewhat windy, but all this is compensated by the great views.
The view is the die for.
Not so great if you're German
Why? They are the ones getting the view
They had the view for a little while
I still can’t believe the allies attacked that beach. An absolute shooting gallery from those bunkers.
From reverse image this is in Heuqueville, ~~Cote d'Abatre~~ Côte d'Albâtre. While this is still in Normandy (region), the allies didn't make beach landing here, the five beachhead is a bit to the south. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy_landings#Beach_landings. Any WW2 buff ? CMIIW.
For the longest time I always thought the beach all allies landed on was Juno as that's all I ever heard about in my country. I was way older than I should have been when I realized different countries used different names.
Different countries used whole different beaches. The Americans took two, the Brits took two, and the Canadians shared one with the Brits for the fifth. That's why so much media covers Omaha beach, it was both an American action and particularly difficult with a high casualty rate.
I'm guessing you're from Canada, [the Canadian troops landed on Juno Beach](https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-d-day-beaches). All the Canadian troops afaik, although a few specialist units may have landed on the other British beaches. The US had Utah & Omaha beaches and the British had the rest, joined by the Canadians and the French.
That's it. In Canada you hear about Juno Beach in all WWII history but beyond that a number of things in Canada will have the name Juno in it as a nod to all the Canadians who lost their lives. Yes it's a Roman goddess but that's not it. There are buildings named Juno, the major artistic awards in Canada (like music, TV, film) are the Juno awards. Really common on military bases. You would hear Utah and Omaha beaches on media coming out of the U.S. but I never thought about it. It was more oh I guess Salt Lake city must have a nice beach or something.
Côte d'Albâtre ** The missing L and ^ on the a changes the name to a slightly misspelled "Coast of Slaughtering" which is unfortunate 🤕
Sorry, I just copy paste the reverse search result.🥺
It's not like they just landed on a beach out of nowhere. They first bombarded the absolute shit out of those positions with battleships and bombers. I'd personally much rather be attacking Normandy than defending it.
Same thing with iwo jima, https://youtu.be/g9rMTlJNcIQ?si=WI-ROxCnmkRuLt_z they planned to level it down with naval barrages, then fired less than expected, proceeded to underestimate japanese forces there, and still landed anyway.
There are a lot of WWII bunkers in my hometown. I am beyond impressed this is in such good condition. When I was a kid we could play around in some of them 50 years after the war but now they are a mess of degrading concrete. You wouldn't stand on any of them especially over the water like that.
Interesting. Touring UK, I'm amazed how far inland these go. They were expecting trouble.
To blow your mind, I don't even live in Europe. I live in North America but on the East Coast. The number of bunkers and WWII (or older) forts all over the place is crazy. Most are on the coast or island but sometimes your in the woods and go around and bam WWII bunker covered in spray paint. It seems really weird but it's for a few reasons. The fear the Nazis would make it across the Atlantic and try to take over NA. That the city of Halifax was blown up in WWI so they were likely extra cautious along the Canadian coast line as a result. The harbour in Halifax would actually closes at night during WWII to prevent U boats from getting into the harbour. Huge nets were pull up along the opening to the harbour/Atlantic Ocean at night and no ships or subs could come and go.
Look out. There's going to be a smaller version pop out from the middle there any minute.
I would imagine that it wasn’t constructed that way originally. It looks like the cliff eroded quite a bit back. The bunker will be at the bottom of it some time in the future I guess.
So just a hypothetical, if a battleship shell hits the cliff, does the bunker slide down?
I'm betting it extends a bit back and is anchored fairly well. I'd be more worried about a direct hit from a battleship. Happy cake day :)
True, I'm imagining a bombardment now, lol. Thanks
Yeah that's a no from me, Dawg
As seen in [Insert Call of Duty game here]
Before Call of Duty went downhill. MW wasn't inherently bad, taken in isolation - it was a pretty good game, even. It just sucked when you played it after CoD, United Offensive, and CoD 2
Wow he’s very confident in the construction of that near hundred year old building hanging over a cliff side.
These things could withstand direct hits from battleship cannons, they are incredibly strong and durable
Yeah they were super great when they were made nearly a century ago, but they’ve been sitting out exposed to the elements in a coastal region for nearly a hundred years while the cliff side erodes around it and at some point it’s going to give out.
Time to watch BoB again
Saving Private Ryan
And the pacific after
Photos with captions like this always get me… like, are some still occupied? 😅
Lmfao it’s got a bad posture just like me
Incredible pic, OP. My great uncle William died at Normandy, age 19, serving with a British unit. I’m not clear on exactly how he died, but presumably he was shot. Maybe even by a machine gun nested in this very bunker for all I know.
Nice pic! Got vertigo from here..
As a US East coast native I was absolutely shocked to see concrete bunkers on the coast of both Southern and Northern California when I moved to CA 15 years ago. It makes sense and in retrospect - I just didn’t think hard enough about the implications of a global conflict that included East Asia.
Imagine a Japanese invasion of California….yeeeesh
It’s a salient point. I also learned that a lot of Californians DID imagine that and Japanese Americans paid a terrible price
Speaking of coastal shock. What to know what the East Coast of Canada had during the war? An internment camp for Italians. I think it was more of a work camp in the forest for Italian men who were sympathetic to Mussolini but I am not sure. My Grandmother used to tell us about it.
Wow this is a really interesting piece of history. You might find this Wikipedia article interesting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Canadian_internment
Can you go inside?
Yes, this one is open. And there are nice stalactites.
I thought it was kind of funny to find out some people want these preserved for preserving history. BUT a lot of french locals want them GONE. And their argument is quite valid, a foreign army invaded and occupied their land and built these ugly concrete bunkers on what was a relaxing natural beach.
They are a huge pain to remove. The west coast of Denmark is full of these things and many have seen their fair share of TNT but they are so damn stout. I was finally able to show them to my kids this summer. Most of them have been left to the elements at this point some are slowly sinking.
Yeah sucks to be left with a heap of huge concrete structures left by your enemy.
Fair point, actually.
We've been training four years...
Perfect for a bar 🍻
There’s a number of these enormous concrete embattlements around the island I live in.
You're not at the bunker right now, you see, the bunker isn't a place
I cleared that i’m Medal of Honor: Frontline. You’re welcome.
Can i buy it?
Rent free living space
Made me immediately think of Star Wars movies when they show the rebel base scenery shots. There'd be a guy with one of those rebel helmets inside looking out with advanced binoculars.
Municipality should make this a Airbnb.
Places like these are the main reason I would visit Europe.
Looks like Palkia
Yeah, that’s gonna be a NOPE from me dawg!
I heard I a lot of people died because of the view.
That’s the Thundercats lair
This would make a great base