Three Nazi bunkers on a beach have been uncovered by violent storms off the Danish coast, providing a store of material for history buffs and military archaeologists.
Posted on 08/04/2008 4:48:22 AM PDT by Stoat
The bunkers were found in practically the same condition as they were on the day the last Nazi soldiers left them, down to the tobacco in one trooper‘s pipe and a half-finished bottle of schnapps.
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Archaeologists were able to carefully force a way, and were astounded at what they found.
'What's so fantastic is that we found them completely furnished with beds, 'chairs, tables, communication systems and the personal effects of the soldiers who lived inside,' says Jens Andersen, the curator of the Hanstholm museum.
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AFP Furnished Nazi bunkers surface in Denmark, 60 years on
Also, at least some of the accompanying photos are Getty images, so that's the reason why I didn't post any pictures either :-(
Despite the sparse nature of this post, I'm hoping that military history enthusiasts might enjoy going to the links to learn more about this impressive find.
Bet the time in a Bunker in Denmark was quite boring.
Thanks for posting this. I love military history.
Informed the authorities?
I’d rent a moving van and inform ebay.
I believe that most of the “Nazi troops” in places remote from any likely invasions were partial invalids, older men and German speaking conscripts from invaded countries, like Poland or Yugoslavia. More like pickets or trip wires than a fighting force.
After the War, the British were responsible for occupying Denmark. Lacking transport or manpower, they ordered the 400,000 “Nazi Troops” in Denmark to march home and they did, much to the consternation of the Russians, who wanted all German Army personnel interred.
You're quite welcome, and I'm delighted that you've found it to be worthwhile :-)
I’d rent a moving van and inform ebay.
Apparently you weren't the only one with that idea :-)
From the AFP article:
"It was a race against the clock because of the risk of looters. We lied to keep them at bay, saying that there was only one furnished bunker and that it was guarded around the clock, which wasn't true. But even so there were two attempted break-ins," Anthonisen says.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organisation_Todt
Organisation Todt
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Organisation Todt (OT) was a Third Reich civil and military engineering group in Germany eponymously named for its founder, Fritz Todt, an engineer and senior Nazi figure. The organization was responsible for a huge range of engineering projects both in pre-World War II Germany, and in Germany itself and occupied territories from France to Russia during the war.
Interesting article, thank you very much for posting. :-)
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ping to self for later read. Sounds fascinating.
Fascinating story; great post!
Wow, the Nazi's were horrible housekeepers.
Wow. I would like to go there.
Finders keepers I say!
My German professor in college was in the Kriegsmarine. He was a crew member on an E-boat stationed in Denmark. Probably saved his life.
Very cool! Thanks for posting!
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