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

Bunker complex at the Siegfried Line, 1939

This photograph of a Wehrmacht soldier in a bunker on the Siegfried Line was published in several German newspapers. The reports on the "Siegfried Line" were intended to reduce the population's fear regarding an imminent war on two fronts.

Bunker complex at the Westwall, 1939

Wehrmacht soldiers in the entrance area of a bunker complex on the Siegfried line. The reports about the "Westwall" (Siegfried line) were intended to relieve the population's fear of an imminent war on two fronts.

Ringtrichter-Richtungshoerer (Acoustic Monitoring Device) at the Siegfried Line, 1939

Soldiers operate a sound detector on the Westwall in order to locate attacking planes at an early stage.

Loading of ammunition for the Westwall, 1939

Loading of ammunition for one of the big artillery pieces at the Siegfried Line (Westwall).

Replacing gun barrels on the Siegfried Line, 1939

Wehrmacht soldiers replace gun barrels in an artillery bunker on the Siegfried Line.

Underground ammunition depot at the Siegfried Line, 1939

Scene from the documentary film "Der Westwall" ("The West Wall"), a propaganda film of the Deutsche Wochenschau (The German Weekly Review) presented at the beginning of August 1939. The film is intended to present the German western border as an insurmountable bulwark to protect the population from the effects of a possible war.

Soldiers of the Wehrmacht at the Siegfried Line, 1939

Anti-tank barriers on the Westwall, 1939

A line of Hoeckerhindernisse (anti-tank barriers) against tank attacks on the Siegfried Line (Westwall).

Anti-aircraft gun at the Westwall, 1939

Heavy flak gun in firing position on the Westwall.

Workers at a dragon's teeth on the Siegfried Line, 1939

A group of workers involved in construction during their lunch break next to a line of anti-tank barriers. Scene from the documentary film "Der Westwall" ("The West Wall"), a propaganda film of the Deutsche Wochenschau (The German Weekly Review) presented at the beginning of August 1939. The film is intended to present the German western border as an insurmountable bulwark to protect the population from the effects of a possible war.

Anti-tank barriers on the Westwall, 1939

Large hump barriers are used as defence against tanks on the Siegfried Line ("Westwall").

Dragon's teeth against tanks at the Siegfried Line, 1939

Panzerwerk ("armoured structure") at the Siegfried Line, 1939

Soldiers drive an artillery gun back into a armoured facility of the Siegfried Line.

Medium calibre anti-aircraft gun at the Siegfried Line, 1939

Soldiers at an anti-aircraft gun in firing position during a visit of the press in the "Western Air Defense Zone". The reports on the "Siegfried Line" were intended to reduce the population's fear regarding an imminent war on two fronts.

Air-raid protection tower at the Westwall, 1939

Photo of a newly erected air-raid shelter having a capacity to accommodate up to 2,000 people during a press tour of the "Air Defence Zone West". The reports about the "Siegfried Line" were intended to relieve the population's fear of an imminent war on two fronts.

Well bunker at the Siegfried Line, 1939

Photo of a well bunker to secure the drinking water supply during a press visit in the "Air Defence Zone West". The reports on the "Westwall" were intended to reduce the population's fear regarding an imminent war on two fronts.

Camouflaged anti-aircraft gun in position at the Siegfried line, 1939

Photograph of a camouflaged anti-aircraft gun during a press tour in the "Western Air Defense Zone". The reports on the "Siegfried Line" were intended to reduce the population's fear regarding an imminent war on two fronts.

Flak gun with camouflage at the Siegfried Line, 1939

Soldiers remove the camouflage elements covering an anti-aircraft gun during a visit of the press in the "Western Air Defense Zone". The reports on the "Siegfried Line" were intended to reduce the population's fear regarding an imminent war on two fronts.

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

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.

Bunker complex at the Siegfried Line, 1939

Workers at the Siegfried Line, 1939

German troops at the Siegfried Line, 1939

Artillery gun at the Siegfried Line, 1939