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There are only two bunkers of this type in the entire Atlantic Wall. These two imposing bunkers are located in the dunes near beach access “de Zandloper” in Julianadorp. They were never put into operation: the war had already ended before the bunkers were completed.
This Funk bunker is now being opened to the public for the first time after 81 years. It is a large brick bunker, equipped with spacious rooms for equipment and personnel.
This bunkercomplex was built during World War II by the German occupiers as a defensive point for the former Bergen airfield used by them. The complex is located south of the airfield, and currently, 13 structures remain.
This German personnel bunker type M151 served as accommodation for 28 marines of the Artillerie Abteilung and the Marine Funkmeßabteilung.
This air-raid shelter is a bomb-proof bunker and had two functions: a cannon could be placed and the defenses housed operating personnel.
MG stands for machine gun. Positioned at the bunker, the weapon was able to cover the canal, the Scheldewerf and the bridge to the wharf.
This bunker has considerable damage on the outside. This damage was not caused by grenades or rockets, but by a test explosion when there were plans to demolish the bunker.
This personnel bunker type 622 was partly buried in sand during the heavy fighting on November 1st in 1944. This probably resulted in the beautiful current state of being unlike the other bunkers in these dunes.
On the first of November this Manschappenbunker type 622 in Dishoek have seen a lot of fighting. The results of this impact are still visible.
This bunker was an ammunition store and you can still see lists of types of ammunition that were kept here noted on the walls.
This is the only type M159 hospital bunker in The Netherlands and played a significant role during the war.
On the outside of this bunker in Dishoek you can still see the damage of a ‘Typhoon missile’ and the impact of 20 mm bullets from an aircraft gun.
The bunker complex Widerstandsnest 220 H (de Punt) now consists of 15 bunkers that are open to visit.
This unique bunker complex was the headquarters of the German coastal artillery at Hoek van Holland. It opens specially for the Bunkerdag.
In Strijensas we find three defensive structures at a single location: a dike, a casemate and an air lookout tower.
Group shelter type P is a Dutch military structure. It was built in 1940, just before the outbreak of the war. The group shelter doesn’t have any firing ports, except for an access defense port. A group shelter accommodated 8 to 10 soldiers.
Hidden on the Paasdal midget golf course is a small communications bunker.
Every Widerstandsnest (WN) was fully equipped. The soldiers slept in a separate barracks bunker and the food was prepared daily in the kitchen bunker
This type Küver 451a personnel bunker was part of the W.N. 122
There are only two of this type of bunker in the whole Atlantic Wall.
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