Behind the Seeziel Batterie Heerenduin W.N. 81 Coastal Battery lies FLAKbatterie Süd Ost designated W.N. 92. This Widerstandsneste was equipped with tobruks, FLAK postions, anti tank walls and anti tank ditch and more devensive objects. It lies to the east of the Coastal Battery Heerenduin and FlakBatterie Olmen.
Widerstandsneste 92 & Walzkörpersperre
The Flak gun emplacements were equipped with four 10,5 centimetre Flak guns. Besides the Flak gun it had a 5 cm KWK ‘KampfWagenKanone – tank gun’, Tobruks for mortars, Tobruks for Machine Guns, personnel bunkers, ammunitions storage and covered trenches. The unique feature of this Widerstandsneste is the Walzkörpersperre. This checkpoint in de antitank wall is so unique that it seems there are only 2 left in the entire Atlantic Wall.
The Walzkörpersperre is a ‘door’ in the Anti Tank wall. Two huge concrete blocks can be lowered by winches to seal off the entrance towards the Festung IJmuiden. Two tobruks are placed at either side of the Walzkörpersperre to protect the opening. A bit further down the tank wall is a tank ditch, protected by an integrated Pillbox, Regelbau 676. The Pillbox housed a PAK, a Panzer abwehr Kanone or Anti Tank Gun.
Visit
The complex lies in the dunes, a protected natural area and is not free to visit.
Hi guys. You say that it is not free to visit. . Do you need permission , or do you have to pay an entrance fee ?
Cheers
Billy
Hi Billy,
Most of the FLAK positions lie in a protected nature reserve in the Dunes, so that is basically off limits. However, you can visit W.N. 92 together with the Walzkörpersperre without any problems as it lies in a publicly admissible area. A walking trail leads up to the site.
Hi Pascal
Thanks for your reply. I will be paying a visit next year.
Billy
Hi pascal
I`m going to visit the Walzkörpersperre in the next couple of weeks. Can you tell me the best place to park the car, so i can walk to the doors please
Found it. 🙂