Found some Nazi Bunkers

[bobo]

Was out looking for some penny bun mushrooms when I spotted a cemented hole in the ground.
It was the entrance to a bunker. I knew the Germans had been in the forest from 1940-45, but didn't know they had built bunkers here.
Unfortunately, there was 20-30 cm of water in it, and since neither I nor my 9-year-old son wanted to get our feet wet, we decided to come back another day with rubber boots to explore it.

However, my boy wanted to find more bunkers, and he actually found some, 2 of which were dry.
Unfortunately, we only had the flashlight from my phone, so there wasn't much to see.
In one there was not much other than a dish and jug, marked "Luftwaffe 1943", and of course a picture of an eagle and a swastika on the jug.

The second one we went down into had a bunch of old telephone and radio equipment. It was all smashed up, but there's no doubt that it had once been a communications bunker.

Now we want to go out there another time, but with rubber boots and good flashlights, to explore the large bunkers.
My boy is probably more interested in exploring them than I am, but for a 9-year-old it is soooo exciting.
It seems like it's been years since anyone has examined these bunkers. There was no sign that they had been visited recently.

 

[sauer]

Old aerodrome and links beach area here at montrose is riddled with them .... used to play in them as kids .... great exploring

Paul

 

[mudman]

I explored a few and saw many around Stavanger when I was having to do extended work trips due to quarantine requirements (covid era).

 

[FreshFace]

Pretty cool, great find.

 

[C h r i s]

My boy is probably more interested in exploring them than I am, but for a 9-year-old it is soooo exciting.

I guess I have the mental age of a 9 year old, nothing better than exploring German Atlantic wall bunkers when I'm on holiday in France.

 

[enfieldspares]

It seems like it's been years since anyone has examined these bunkers. There was no sign that they had been visited recently.

Thanks for sharing. Just be careful they haven't been booby trapped as some were when the Germans left! The old wartime and even later "switches" as we "Brits" call them work on a under tension striker that strikes a capped fuse so there are no batteries to worry about having run down and failed.

 

[sako751sg]

Old fella was posted to Germany a couple of times in the 70's and he was always taking us off grid and exploring.
Had some great finds including a whole swastika stamped plate set and various cutlery and jugs.
They must have stamped pretty much everything and some great memories brought back with your post.

 

[C h r i s]

Old fella was posted to Germany a couple of times in the 70's and he was always taking us off grid and exploring.
Had some great finds including a whole swastika stamped plate set and various cutlery and jugs.
They must have stamped pretty much everything and some great memories brought back with your post.

Worth a pretty penny these days!

75Eurors for a plate... Kriegsmarine Porcelain Soup Plate (Jäger, 1942)

40Eurors for a fork.... Wehrmacht 'Feldbesteck' Fork (VWS41)

 

[finnbear270]

Modlin airport still has WWII revetments for fighter aircraft around the perimeters, and the forest outside the fence is riddled with weapons pits & trench runs.