Esquerdes is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Continue reading... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Military Museum Attractions In Esquerdes
1. La CoupoleSaint Omer La Coupole , also known as the Coupole d'Helfaut-Wizernes and originally codenamed Bauvorhaben 21 or Schotterwerk Nordwest , is a Second World War bunker complex in the Pas-de-Calais department of northern France, about 5 kilometres from Saint-Omer, and some 14.4 kilometers south-southeast from the less developed Blockhaus d'Eperlecques V-2 launch installation in the same area. It was built by the forces of Nazi Germany between 1943 and 1944 to serve as a launch base for V-2 rockets directed against London and southern England, and is the earliest known precursor to modern underground missile silos still in existence. Constructed in the side of a disused chalk quarry, the most prominent feature of the complex is an immense concrete dome, to which its modern name refers. It was built above ... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Esquerdes Videos
Dave Rando Rail.avi
Rando-rail at Lumbres, France on Sunday 25/04/10. Dave freewheeling downhill after a long hard pedal to the top.
FORTIFICATIONS PRATS - DE - MOLLO
( Les remparts de la ville haute et basse ont subi plusieurs modifications et remaniements au cours des siècles.Pour la première fois on présente quatre portes d'entrée de la ville avec des barbacanes. (partie avancée devant les portes ).Ces structures fortifiées ont été imaginées et construites par Vauban. Ces éléments avec pont et moulin sur Tech , plusieurs tours carrées,chateau avec donjon n'existent plus.