This article first appeared in My Travelogue by Bhushavali It all started with museumPASSmusées, adding Atlantikwall Raversyde to its list. As a holder of museumPASSmusées, I was looking at its website to see what they're all about to plan my visit there, and the more I learned about it, the more it shocked me!!! WHAT IS THE ATLANTIC WALL (ATLANTIKWALL)? To begin with, why that strange spelling? Well, Atlantikwall is the German spelling of Atlantic Wall. The Atlantikwall was an ambitious project of the Axis parties (led by Germany) during WWII. The idea was to build an extensive wall from the north of Norway to the south of France along the seashore. This wall would be guarded to observe the movement of ships & submarines in the sea! It was an ambitious project and was never fully completed.  Read more »