Visiting a German bunker from World War Two

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I love reading about the little subversive things locals did to the Nazis while occupied. As a member of the Canadian Forces I participated in two Canada Week celebrations in Knokke-Heist where they celebrate the liberation of the town and area by Canadian troops on 1 November 1944. Our host told us that on that morning his father was out on the street that runs parallel to the main street stoking his steam engine car when he spotted a couple of figures darting up the street. They were advanced scouts for the Canadians. When asked if he knew where the Nazis were he took them over to the main street and pointed to all the buildings that were occupied by Nazis.

That corner of Belgium and Holland has tons of bunkers that are just in farmer's fields and have never been restored but are still in great shape. They also still express a lot of gratitude for Canadians and Americans who liberated them from the Nazis.

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