A shame another piece of history is to be replaced by apartments
Postcard from... Aachen - World - News - The Independent
Nick
Aachen bunker to be knocked down
A shame another piece of history is to be replaced by apartments
Postcard from... Aachen - World - News - The Independent
Nick
"In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen men fight so hard." - SS Obergruppenfuhrer Wilhelm Bittrich - Arnhem
Once again, money will likely have the final say.
It's a shame hope they can prevent the destruction.
This structure should be listed as a historical site, with it and the surrounding areas as a recognised war grave. It should be deemed no different to a sunken warship, just my thoughts.
last line written In the Independent Newspaper....( quote):....."But saving the city’s history will command a high price" ( end quote) ....my question a high price for who...or should i say..whose pockets will not be filled...as surely it will not be the residents.
It is not the size of a Collection in History that matters......Its the size of your Passion for it!!- Larry C
One never knows what tree roots push to the surface of what laid buried before the tree was planted - Larry C
“The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.” - Winston Churchill
Is this the "Wilck Bunker" used by Oberst Wilck as his last command post in the city? Indeed a shame if it is...
cheers, Glenn
I know its not ideal but even converting the bunker to flats could be a compromise that keeps everyone happy rather than demolish it
That's a good idea!...by lew07
Yes....When they get to putting windows in, it'll be great to have a windowsill that's 15' deep.
'I do not think we can hope for any better thing now.
We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course, and the end cannot be far.
It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. R. SCOTT.
Last Entry - For God's sake look after our people.'
In memory of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers, Lawrence Oates and Edgar Evans. South Pole Expedition, 30th March 1912.
Think of all the nice potted plants a person could have on the sill...
William
"Much that once was, is lost. For none now live who remember it."
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