THE KAHLBURG
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Historical site offering guided tours to discover the different spaces open to the public in Le Tréport.
Kahl-Burg is one of the many remnants of the Second World War battles along the Normandy coast. It was built by the German army in 1942 after the Canadian raid on Dieppe during Operation Jubilee. It was dug into the chalk cliffs to serve as a command post for the 245th and 348th Infantry Divisions. It consists of 270 metres of galleries serving 32 rooms, along 225 steps. This titanic work was carried out by Ukrainian prisoners accompanied by some inhabitants of Le Tréport requisitioned for the occasion. Left in a hurry by the Germans in 1944 during the Allied landings on the beaches of Normandy, the Kahl-burg, left unfinished, was abandoned for sixty years, looted, then used as a dump. This historic site, now reinforced, was saved in 2001 by the volunteers of the association "Le Mur de la Manche", which offers guided tours. You will discover the different areas open to the public: an access block, technical rooms, barracks rooms, observation posts, a firing post with its original cannon, a combat post. The showcases display objects and clothing that have been skilfully collected, sorted, cleaned and displayed to help visitors understand the daily life and military life of the period. At the entrance to the site, an arrangement with historical information allows visitors to understand the events that took place on the site, facing the English Channel.
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Une visite fait par des bénévoles passionnés, qui permet d’en apprendre plus sur l’histoire de l’occupation allemande, avec des anecdotes passionnantes et de nombreux objets ou lieux intacts de l’époque de la seconde guerre mondiale.
Un lieu incontournable selon moi à visiter si vous êtes aux alentours, vous ne regretterez pas !!