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France: Excavating the Atlantic Wall

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April 21, 2016

To fortify the Atlantic coast against an anticipated Allied invasion, the Nazis forced slave laborers to build huge bunkers along it. The son of one of those workers is now excavating them, awakening horrifying memories for many.

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