Author Topic: Some interesting ww2 positions in north africa from google maps  (Read 880 times)

Offline MATUSALEM

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I was searching for the sidi rezegh airfield, then instead I found a huge strongpoint just south of the El Adem airport, with lots of concrete bunkers and trenches, probably built by the germans, as there are many tobruk bunkers. Linked up to the strongpoint, there is also two anti aircraft strongpoints, on the left side of the marker, by the west.

 The strongpoint coordinates: 31.784719, 23.875280
 
 The defensive line of Tobruk: 31.950538, 23.980437

 A trench line east of El Adem, there are trenches north and south from the mark: 31.853251, 24.074498

 The Bir Hakeim strongpoint: 31.593915, 23.479609



 
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Offline GIJordncc1701d

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That is really awesome, thanks for sharing!

Offline MATUSALEM

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You are welcome! When I get more time and pacience to search for more sites I"ll share with the community  ;D
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Quite interesting. How you you be sure its WW2? lots of other conflicts happened there also.

Offline Alubat

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Cool. No pics ?  ;D

Offline Kelmola

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The defensive line of Tobruk: 31.950538, 23.980437
Nice. All those 90 degree angles in the trenches, surrounded by those deep and round antitank ditches... feels like home.

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there is a giant google earth block over those coordinates.



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Wow, the Tobruk defenses really surprised me. I know the FH2 map was based on the real thing, but from the birds-eye view they look identical. AT trenches, the circular area... Crazy
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Quite interesting. How you you be sure its WW2? lots of other conflicts happened there also.

I am pretty sure it is from ww2, 90% sure  :D
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