New bunker discovered
New bunker discovered
A new bunker has been discovered during work in a field. Apparently the thing was unknown of, presumably "lost" after the war. The oldest inhabitant on the property (85 years old with most of her life spent in the area) did not know of it before.
Apparently it is 4x4 meters with one entrance and one shooting slit (?). It was empty short of a wooden stove and ash-shovel. The location is 35-40 kilometers south of Stavanger in south-west Norway. (For those of you who are interested and can read Norwegian : http://www.jbl.no/index.html?infoPage=o ... ageCode=NO ).
Imagine just going out to work one day and dig up a bunker. By accident!! (Would have made my day).
OMK
Apparently it is 4x4 meters with one entrance and one shooting slit (?). It was empty short of a wooden stove and ash-shovel. The location is 35-40 kilometers south of Stavanger in south-west Norway. (For those of you who are interested and can read Norwegian : http://www.jbl.no/index.html?infoPage=o ... ageCode=NO ).
Imagine just going out to work one day and dig up a bunker. By accident!! (Would have made my day).
OMK
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Hallo!
Guess the bunker is a part of the Army coastal battery called 8/978 Jederens Rev....
This battery was located in the middle of farmlands / fields, and much of it is still missing.......
On old maps, you can see atleast 20 bunkers and buildings, but today, only 4-5 bunkers are left open, the rest are probably burried.
Becouse of the flat terrain, most bunkers were built below groundlevel, making them very easy to cover after the war.
I wouldn`t be surprised if they found a few more before they finish their work......
Erik E
Guess the bunker is a part of the Army coastal battery called 8/978 Jederens Rev....
This battery was located in the middle of farmlands / fields, and much of it is still missing.......
On old maps, you can see atleast 20 bunkers and buildings, but today, only 4-5 bunkers are left open, the rest are probably burried.
Becouse of the flat terrain, most bunkers were built below groundlevel, making them very easy to cover after the war.
I wouldn`t be surprised if they found a few more before they finish their work......
Erik E
HKB 8/978 Jederens Rev
Operational from May 1941 under "Artilleriegruppe Stavanger-Süd"
Status of 1945:
2 Officers, 18 Nco`s and 78 soldiers
4 x 10cm K17/04
2 x 7,5cm(b) LAG
2 x 5cm Kwk
2 x 2cm Flak
4 x sMG
1 x Grw
8 x flamethrowers
1 x 60cm searchlight
2 x 150cm searchlight
In addition a very interesting note for a "Donau Meßzüg" consisting of 32 men
(Ref. discussion about Donau Gerät / WPG)
The northern access road was blocked by "Wn Sjölyst" Manned by 15./865 Fest.Inf.Btl.
They had 2 x 4,5cm Pak(r) and 2 x sMG.
British map of the battery drawn in 1944:
Operational from May 1941 under "Artilleriegruppe Stavanger-Süd"
Status of 1945:
2 Officers, 18 Nco`s and 78 soldiers
4 x 10cm K17/04
2 x 7,5cm(b) LAG
2 x 5cm Kwk
2 x 2cm Flak
4 x sMG
1 x Grw
8 x flamethrowers
1 x 60cm searchlight
2 x 150cm searchlight
In addition a very interesting note for a "Donau Meßzüg" consisting of 32 men
(Ref. discussion about Donau Gerät / WPG)
The northern access road was blocked by "Wn Sjölyst" Manned by 15./865 Fest.Inf.Btl.
They had 2 x 4,5cm Pak(r) and 2 x sMG.
British map of the battery drawn in 1944:
1. 4 10,5cm Guns
2. Slit trenches
3. MG Pillboxes
4. Barracks
5. Slit trench
6. Surrounding wire belt
7. Shelter dug into the sand
8-9 Farmhouses occupied by the Germans
10 Barrack
11-12. Farmhouses occupied by the Germans
13. Bunkers dug into the sand
14a strech of 100Yds. of the beach has not been mined
2 Km south of the battery is a German O.P. controlling all the ships
passing "Jæderens rev"
The sand beach is heavily mined
A 3-gun light AA battery and searchlight is also sited in the area, but exact location is not known
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All bunkers out there seems to be of Vf style.... No known type numbers.
The battery is built too early for the Atlantikwall style, but still they are all fitted with entrancedefence.
All bunkers are numbered, the highest I`ve ever seen out there is "Nr 19"
EE
The battery is built too early for the Atlantikwall style, but still they are all fitted with entrancedefence.
All bunkers are numbered, the highest I`ve ever seen out there is "Nr 19"
EE
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