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Battery Oldenburg is a German artillery battery built during World War Two as part of the Atlantic Wall. This coastal battery is situated east of Calais. The battery started in 1940 with artillery guns in an open emplacement. Organisation Todt build the two casemates around the 240mm guns during the war.Both casemates or Turms (towers) are 35 meters long and 15 meters high positioned in a slight offset from each other to gain a broader range with both guns.

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