{"id":3531,"date":"2023-01-25T09:29:33","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T08:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/normandielovers.fr\/big-bunker-museum-wall-atlantic\/"},"modified":"2024-04-16T17:24:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T15:24:21","slug":"grand-bunker-museum-wall-atlantic-ouistreham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/normandielovers.fr\/en\/grand-bunker-museum-wall-atlantic-ouistreham\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit Le Grand Bunker (Atlantic Wall Museum)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you’re touring the D-Day landing beaches<\/strong>, don’t miss a visit to the Grand Bunker<\/strong>, a former Axis command and fire post at Ouistreham dating back to the Second World War.\nNow fully renovated, the bunker houses the Atlantic Wall Museum and recounts the lives of German soldiers<\/strong> at the time. <\/p>\n\n

Find all our tips in this article to facilitate your visit to the museum.<\/p>\n\n

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Le Grand Bunker – Atlantic Wall Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

This review is completely independent<\/strong>, we visited anonymously and paid our admission in full.<\/p>\n\n

Why visit Le Grand Bunker in Ouistreham?<\/h2>\n\n

Is the Grand Bunker worth a visit?\nIn our opinion: <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n

Yes, completely, because the museum of the Atlantic Wall is one of the rare authentic “blockhouses” preserved in France.<\/p>\n\n

Passionate about the history of D-Day, the founders and owners of the museum, Fabrice and Brigitte Corbin, have done a remarkable work of memory to retrace the history of the Atlantic Wall and the daily life of German soldiers until D-Day on June 6, 1944.<\/p>\n\n

This museum remains a must if you are visiting Ouistreham, the starting point for discovering the D-Day beaches.<\/p>\n\n

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Why is it famous?<\/h3>\n\n

The centerpiece of the Atlantic Wall (or Atlantikwall in German), the Great Bunker is one of the many fortifications built under Adolf Hitler’s authority to prevent an Allied invasion during the Second World War.\nThese fortifications were to stretch from the northern coast of Norway to the south of France.\nThe D-Day landings and subsequent battles marked the end of this massive military project launched by the Third Reich in March 1942. <\/p>\n\n

Considered as one of the high places of the D-Day landings, this former German HQ represented a strategic decision post during the conflicts.<\/p>\n\n

The staging, with the attention to detail, in each room are really very realistic, we can completely imagine the life of soldiers in the bunker!<\/p>\n\n

So, are you ready for a total immersion in the reality of the front?<\/p>\n\n

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Staging of a German soldier inside the Museum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Practical tips and map: Museum of the Atlantic Wall<\/h2>\n\n

Where is Le Grand Bunker\/Atlantic Wall Museum located?<\/h3>\n\n

The museum is located in Normandy, not far from the city of Caen, in the town of Ouistreham, at 6 Avenue du 6 juin.<\/p>\n\n