New bunker for Atlantikwall Museum Scheveningen
The Stichting Atlantikwall Museum Scheveningen can add a new bunker to their list. The location at the Badhuisweg (Scheveningen/The Hague) becomes something of a museum park now. The bunker is a Regelbau 622 was part of Wn 318, which housed the Waffen-SS Verteidigungsstab of the Stützpunktgruppe Scheveningen. The local government gave permission to dig up […]
In: Holland, News · Tagged with: "World war two", atlantikwall, bunker, den haag, erfgoed, regelbau, scheveningen, tweede wereldoorlog
Remains of M19 mortar found on Guernsey
Seen on Axis History. Festung Guernsey has completed another very successful dig at Stp. Langenberg. This time we were at the Type 633 M19 bunker to see what was buried in the extensively damaged turret room. Once all of the backfill and blown up concrete had been removed we were pleasantly surprised with large parts […]
In: Channel Islands, News · Tagged with: 633, atlantikwall, blockhaus, bunker, channel islands, guernsey, langenberg, m19, maschinengranatwerfer, mortar, perelle, remains
Excavation on Guernsey
Festung Guernsey excavated a Unterstand WaKoFest last week. The bunker at Wn Garen near L’Ancresse Bay was closed for many years. For more info and photos see http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=70&t=188901 and http://www.steve-powell.co.uk/Festung/Wn.Garen%20-%20Personnel%20Shelter/index.html
In: Channel Islands, News · Tagged with: atlantikwall, bunker, excavation, golf course, guernsey, opgraven, opgraving
Bunker for sale in Audresselles
In Audresselles, on the sea wall, a 612 casemate is for sale. Attached is a house. http://www.immobilier-lariviere.com/456352/56862465/detail,sento.htm?lang=fr
In: France, News · Tagged with: ambleteuse, atlantikwall, blockhaus, bunker, koop, sale, vendre
Bunkersite.com update: new house style
We’ve been working on our new house style for quite a while. It’s a painstaking job but we’re getting there. What has been updated in the past months? In the Altantikwall part all of Norway, Belgium, Channel Islands and France are now converted. The same goes for Other Locations except for Poland. With the conversion […]
In: Bunkersite update · Tagged with: atlantikwall, blockhaus, bunker, bunkersite, casemate, two, update, war, westwall, world
The sound of a bunker
What does a bunker sound like when it’s being demolished? At Péristyle near Lorient Kriegsmarine shelters are being demolished to make place for a new residential area.
In: Demolition/Disappearing, News · Tagged with: atlantikwall, bretagne, bunker, demolished, demolishing, france, frankrijk, kriegsmarine, lorient, naval, navy, péristyle, sloop
Demolishing in Wilhelmshaven
Two big airraid shelters in Wilhelmshaven will be demolished to make a place for a giant factory hall. Works will probably start as soon as April. The two Kriegsmarine Truppenmannschaftsbunker 750 built in 1943 stand along the Hannoverschen Straße. Similar bunkers can be found in all German harbours, but they’re getting rare. So drive to […]
In: Demolition/Disappearing, Germany, News · Tagged with: 750, abriss, blockhaus, bunker, concrete, danger, demolish, fort, sloop, t-750, t750, wilhelmshaven
Electronically driven ventilator
The guys of the 622 personnel bunker near the Moerdijk bridges have made a ventilator driven by motor working again. Here’s a little movie of them.
In: Holland, News · Tagged with: air, atlantic, atlantikwall, bunker, fresh, gas, hes, lüfter, moerdijk, stützpunktgruppe, ventilator, wall
Part of a German casemate found in Scheveningen
During construction works on the sea wall in Scheveningen, a part of an anti-tank gun casemate type 625 has been found. It’s been partially demolished just after the war. It still shows some of its impressive camouflage painting. A part will be further demolished while the rest will be covered under the new dike. More […]
In: Demolition/Disappearing, Holland, News · Tagged with: 625, bunker, den haag, found, gevonden, kazemat, ontdekking, pak, regelbau, scheveningen, stützpunktgruppe, vondst
Dreischartenturm in Denmark
In: Denmark, Photography · Tagged with: 110a, 407p9, bunker, camouflage, camouflaged, dreischartenturm, festning, hanstholm, regelbau