Hi, recently had a family holiday in Denmark. In the past I've been accused of 'engineering' encounters with military related sites/ museums etc whilst on holiday, however on this occasion it was entirely accidental!
Visited the west coast beach resort (superb beach btw) of Søndervig near Ringkobing, got down to the beach and could not believe how many bunkers could be seen, appearing to disappear off into the distance, as far as the eye could see. Some had no ports for small arms, just a platform on top, I assume these were Flak bunkers.
Judging by the tilt etc of most of the bunkers I think we can assume that the shifting sands typical of this region have altered the position/ height of the bunkers. Many are clearly semi-buried with large portions now underground.
It reminded me of a fascinating article I read about 10 years ago on this subject, when some bunkers located on a remote beach near Houvig in Denmark were found in an 'untouched' condition:-
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-63-years.html
https://www.thelocal.de/20080803/13461
Some pictures on an earlier WAF thread here:- http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...nker+Uncovered
I didn't visit this one near Blavand, but it looks interesting:-
http://uk.businessinsider.com/nazi-b...unker-museum-4
This too:-
http://www.visitdenmark.co.uk/en-gb/...tery-gdk652427
Also, a recent Danish/ German film ("Under Sandet/ Land of Mines") has covered the post-war situation for some of the German's who were captured in Denmark:-
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3841424/
Finally, there is a book on the subject of bunkers in Denmark:-
http://www.fortress-books.com/en/cat...ers-in-denmark
http://www.paulmeekins.co.uk/?page=s...&offset=0&fs=1
When I've cleared my current reading list I might have to investigate!
Best regards, Paul
Visited the west coast beach resort (superb beach btw) of Søndervig near Ringkobing, got down to the beach and could not believe how many bunkers could be seen, appearing to disappear off into the distance, as far as the eye could see. Some had no ports for small arms, just a platform on top, I assume these were Flak bunkers.
Judging by the tilt etc of most of the bunkers I think we can assume that the shifting sands typical of this region have altered the position/ height of the bunkers. Many are clearly semi-buried with large portions now underground.
It reminded me of a fascinating article I read about 10 years ago on this subject, when some bunkers located on a remote beach near Houvig in Denmark were found in an 'untouched' condition:-
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-63-years.html
https://www.thelocal.de/20080803/13461
Some pictures on an earlier WAF thread here:- http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...nker+Uncovered
I didn't visit this one near Blavand, but it looks interesting:-
http://uk.businessinsider.com/nazi-b...unker-museum-4
This too:-
http://www.visitdenmark.co.uk/en-gb/...tery-gdk652427
Also, a recent Danish/ German film ("Under Sandet/ Land of Mines") has covered the post-war situation for some of the German's who were captured in Denmark:-
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3841424/
Finally, there is a book on the subject of bunkers in Denmark:-
http://www.fortress-books.com/en/cat...ers-in-denmark
http://www.paulmeekins.co.uk/?page=s...&offset=0&fs=1
When I've cleared my current reading list I might have to investigate!
Best regards, Paul
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