Trojan Horses of Denmark

During the Second World War, Germans had built a series of coastal fortifications along the Western coast of Europe against a possible invasion by Allies. This defensive line which stretched from France to Norway was called Atlantic Wall. Several remnants of these fortifications still dot the beaches.

On the occasion of Golden Jubilee celebrations of the liberation of Denmark, four bunkers on the Danish beaches at Lille Strandvej/Skippervej in Blåvand were remodelled and decorated in 1995 by artist Bill Woodrow with steel heads and tails of mule.

His idea was to symbolise "a beast of burden attempting to drag the ugly bunkers into the sea - and a bunker transformed into sterile mule, ensuring that the "monument" can never again reproduce!" (quote from: visitwestdenmark.com)

These decorated bunkers appear funny to the viewers and look like Trojan horses left behind by the retreating enemy.

Image from Panoramio is by Ole Holbech

Image from Flickr is by dans le grand bleu

Image from Flickr is by only_point_five

Image from Flickr is by Sörn

View location in Google Earth / Google Maps

Note: The location marked in Google Earth/Google Maps gives the location of the Trojan horses at the beach at Skippervej. The other horses on the beach at Lille Strandvej are about 300 metres to east of the marked location.

Source of info: ww2museums.com / visitwestdenmark.com