Welcome to atlantikwall-denmark.net
After the campaigns in Western Europe the Wehrmacht faced a problem. Now 5000 kilometers coastline had to be secured against potential attacks. Ever since the start of the campaign against Russia in 1941 no larger troop contingents were available to guard the coast.
Therefore it was decided to strengthen the coastal protection with fortifications. In the following years, the European Atlantic Coast, from Norway to the Spanish border, became a huge fortress: the Atlantikwall, a chain of thousands of bunkers, which were meant to stop an Allied invasion.
1800 larger as well as countless smaller bunkers were constructed in Denmark alone.
Many of them can still be found in the dunes of the West Coast. Others were washed down on the beaches by the storm surges of the last decades, were they slowly disappear in the sands.
History
This section provides a short historical overview over the events that lead to the construction of the fortifications in Denmark. Starting with a few general information about German fortress construction, the occupation and the development of the fortification works are covered, among other topics.
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Strongpoints
The Atlantikwall was not a continous fortress line, but instead consisted of separated, self-contained strongpoints. This section contains information about the different positions. Why were they established? What is preserved today?
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Typology
Many bunkers of the Atlantikwall were standard constructions. The larger bunkers were almost exclusivly taken from the Regelbau program. Similar designs existed for the light bunkers, the Bauformen. The typology section contains information about the types that were used in Denmark.
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Gallery
The gallery contains photo albums of different strongpoints and positions. Currently it contains over 650 pictures of 29 strongpoints.
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