Atlantic Wall in The Netherlands

Baupunkt 204

Not all the trenches are drawn on the right. The three emplacements at the coast were also connected to the trenches. (On a wall there is a sighn "Seestellungen <=")

2 = Observation bunker (8016)

Direction signs in the trenches.

The trenches

In the night of 27-02-44, six French soldiers came on the beach to look at the defenses. The Germans found out that something was wrong and made alarm. All six French soldiers died. The Dutch government placed a remembrance-stone at the location.

The Dutch organisation "Staatsbosbeheer" is the owner of the fortifications. During summers it is possible to have a guided tour through the covered trenches at Saturday. The guided tour is in Dutch. During the Winter the trenches are closed for public, because animals sleep there. You can find more information about the tour at www.staatsbosbeheer.nl

Observation-post

	bron doorsnede: Folder "Hangen in het Donker" Staatsbosbeheer.
In the observation-tower.

In the commando bunker

This is the wallpainting we found in the Commando-bunker of this location. In German the text is "Feind hort mit!" In english it is "The enemy is listening!". There is a phone drawn on the wall next to it. Usually the text was displayd on stickers on bunker-phones.

The trenches.

A view to a trench. At this point there is another trench leading to the right and a trench to the left is closed with bricks. At the side wall, of the trench leading to the right, the text: "Vermittlung Bunker 7"

About every ten metres there is a direction-chance to make it hard for the enemy to capture the location after breaking in.

This is now the entrance.

Direction-signs.

Text: "Seestellungen SMG <=" Direction-sign to the emplacements at the coast.
Text: "B8 B9 V.B. Tobruk Land links Ausgang <=" A sign to bunker 8 & 9 and some other locations.
Text: " B7 KWK. links Gr.W Tobruk =>" Leading to some locations.