Editing Atlantic Wall (section)

==Preservation==

===France===
Many French construction companies benefited financially from helping construct the Atlantic Wall; these companies were not penalised during the post war period.<ref>{{cite book |last=Prieur |first=Jerome |title=Le Mur Atlantique |date=2010 |publisher=Denoël |isbn=978-2207108802}}</ref>

Immediately after the war, there was little interest in preserving the wall due to the negative memories associated with the [[German military administration in occupied France during World War II|Nazi occupation]]. Some of the beach fortifications have toppled or are underwater, while those further inland still exist mainly due to their location.{{sfn|Hitler's Atlantic Wall}}

One of the best preserved parts is the [[Todt Battery]]. In 2011, renewed efforts to preserve the wall were spearheaded by organisations in Germany, the [[Netherlands]], and the United Kingdom. The question has been raised over whether France should declare the wall a National Monument to ensure it is preserved; however no government so far has envisaged this.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-10632543 |title=Hitler's Atlantic Wall: Should France preserve it? |publisher=BBC |date=13 September 2011}}</ref>

===Elsewhere===

Although the [[defensive wall]] was never fully completed, many bunkers still exist near [[Ostend]], [[Channel Islands]], on [[Walcheren]], near [[Scheveningen]], [[The Hague]], [[Katwijk]], [[Noordwijk]], [[Den Helder]], and in [[Scandinavia]] ([[Denmark]] and [[Norway]] specifically).{{sfn|Williamson|2012|pp=7–8}}