Entrance area to an F-bunker at the Westwall, 1939

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Image text:

A soldier shows the closing mechanism of the entrance door to a Fuehrer's bunker during a press tour of the Air Defence Zone West in August 1939. The reports on the "Westwall" (Siegfried Line) were intended to relieve the population's fear of an imminent war on two fronts.

Photographer:

Scherl

Date:

14.08.1939

Location:

Germany

Image ID:

00404510

Dimensions:

3775px x 4963px

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No model release, no property release. No commercial, merchandising or advertising use without release by SZ Photo

Copyright Notice:

Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo

Collection:

Historical archives

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Germany, Siegfried Line, before the outbreak of the Second World War, 1939

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Keywords:

2nd World War Germany historical military Nazi Germany politics Second World War Siegfried Line Third Reich unrest conflicts war World War II WWII Aachen-Saar-Program Bulwark Bunker Bunker System Bunker Systems Conflicts Crises Historical Limes-Program Military Mobilisation National Socialism Nazi Period Siegfried Position Soldier Soldiers Todt Line Uniform Uniformed War War Preparations Wehrmacht Western Front Westwall

Headline:

Entrance area to an F-bunker at the Westwall, 1939

Date:

14.08.1939

Photographer:

Scherl

Image ID:

00404510