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Sea unearths secret Nazi bunkers that lay hidden for more than 50 years
The Daily Mail (U.K.) ^
| August 3, 2008
Posted on 08/04/2008 4:48:22 AM PDT by Stoat
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.
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 troopers pipe and a half-finished bottle of schnapps.
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They were located by two nine-year-old boys on holiday with their parents, who then informed the authorities.
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.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
TOPICS: History; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: archaeology; denmark; godsgravesglyphs; history; milhist; militaryhistory; nazi; nazibunkers; nazis; worldwartwo; ww2
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My apologies for the severe editing of this article...this was done in order to remain in compliance with Free Republic posting rules pertaining to articles from the UK's Daily Mail. AFP is also carrying the story, but apparently they require editing as well
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.
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posted on
08/04/2008 4:48:23 AM PDT
by
Stoat
To: indcons
Sorry about the sparse post, but this story is still fairly new and so perhaps in a day or two it will be carried by another source :-)
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posted on
08/04/2008 4:48:50 AM PDT
by
Stoat
(Rice / Coulter 2012: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
To: Stoat
tobacco in one troopers pipe and a half-finished bottle of schnapps. Bet the time in a Bunker in Denmark was quite boring.
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posted on
08/04/2008 4:50:25 AM PDT
by
SolidWood
(Obamarxislamism, the threat to our Republic!)
To: Stoat
Thanks for posting this. I love military history.
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posted on
08/04/2008 4:51:47 AM PDT
by
abb
("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
To: Stoat
Informed the authorities?
I’d rent a moving van and inform ebay.
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posted on
08/04/2008 4:56:03 AM PDT
by
Impy
(Spellcheck hates Obama, you should too.)
To: Stoat
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posted on
08/04/2008 4:56:57 AM PDT
by
DogBarkTree
(The correct word isn't "immigrant" when what they are doing is "invading".)
To: SolidWood
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.
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posted on
08/04/2008 5:01:57 AM PDT
by
Lonesome in Massachussets
(His Negritude has made his negritude the central theme of this campaign)
To: Stoat; blam; SunkenCiv
Beached Bunkers Breached Ping.
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posted on
08/04/2008 5:06:01 AM PDT
by
brityank
(The more I learn about the Constitution, the more I realise this Government is UNconstitutional !!)
To: abb
Thanks for posting this. I love military history.You're quite welcome, and I'm delighted that you've found it to be worthwhile :-)
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posted on
08/04/2008 5:06:13 AM PDT
by
Stoat
(Rice / Coulter 2012: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
To: Impy
Informed the authorities?Id 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.
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posted on
08/04/2008 5:08:36 AM PDT
by
Stoat
(Rice / Coulter 2012: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
To: Stoat
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.
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posted on
08/04/2008 5:10:09 AM PDT
by
abb
("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
To: abb
Interesting article, thank you very much for posting. :-)
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posted on
08/04/2008 5:17:29 AM PDT
by
Stoat
(Rice / Coulter 2012: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
To: Stoat
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posted on
08/04/2008 5:20:02 AM PDT
by
wildbill
( FR---changing history by erasing it from memory.)
ping to self for later read. Sounds fascinating.
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posted on
08/04/2008 5:23:41 AM PDT
by
Nik Naym
(If Republicans are your problem, Democrats aren't the answer!)
To: Stoat
Fascinating story; great post!
To: Stoat
"...it was as if the German soldiers had left only yesterday." Wow, the Nazi's were horrible housekeepers.
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posted on
08/04/2008 5:51:59 AM PDT
by
Tatze
(I'm in a state of taglinelessness!)
To: Stoat
Wow. I would like to go there.
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posted on
08/04/2008 5:59:31 AM PDT
by
enduserindy
(232 years and now we want to blow it?)
To: Stoat
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posted on
08/04/2008 6:04:44 AM PDT
by
Impy
(Spellcheck hates Obama, you should too.)
To: SolidWood
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.
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posted on
08/04/2008 6:04:57 AM PDT
by
popdonnelly
(Boycott Washington D.C. until they allow gun ownership)
To: Stoat
Very cool! Thanks for posting!
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posted on
08/04/2008 6:06:19 AM PDT
by
caver
(Yes, I did crawl out of a hole in the ground.)
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