Bunkers in Denmark

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During World War II, Germany built over 2,000 bunkers in Denmark as part of the Atlantic Wall defense system. These reinforced concrete structures protected against Allied invasion and housed troops, weapons, and equipment. Located along the coastline, many bunkers still remain today, serving as historical reminders of the occupation.

Battery Hanstholm II Geschutz 3 (G3) gun emplacement

M.K.B 2./118, Marine Küstenbatterie Hanstholm II – Geschütz 3 – 38 cm German Coastal Battery – Hanstholm, Denmark

Today this German World War Two 38 cm gun emplacement Geschütz 3 or G3 of Battery Hanstholm II …

Posted May 27, 2026 (updated May 30, 2026) by Pascal

Type S 468 ammunition storage bunker of Coastal Battery Hanstholm II in Denmark

M.K.B 2./118, Marine Küstenbatterie Hanstholm II – S 468 (M1) Ammunition Storage Bunker for 38 cm Shells – Hanstholm, Denmark

This type S 468 ammunition storage bunker designed for 36, 38 and 40,6 cm shells was constructed in …

Posted May 19, 2026 (updated May 29, 2026) by Pascal

Geschütz I, regelbau S75/80 38 cm gun emplacement of Batterie Hanstholm II in Denmark

M.K.B 2./118, Marine Küstenbatterie Hanstholm II – Geschütz 1 – 38 cm German Coastal Battery – Hanstholm, Denmark

To strengthen the control over the Skagerrak strait, the German Kriegsmarine constructed a heavy coastal battery Hanstholm II …

Posted May 18, 2026 (updated May 30, 2026) by Pascal

Stützpunkt Flakbatterie Nord – German Flak Battery – Frederikshavn, Denmark

Flakbatterie Frederikshavn Nord was a German anti-aircraft battery constructed during the Second World War protecting the port of …

Posted April 27, 2026 (updated April 28, 2026) by Patrick

M 270 gun casemate and M 162a fire control of Marine Küstenbatterie Hanstholm I in Denmark

M.K.B 1./118, Marine Küstenbatterie Hanstholm I – 17cm German Coastal Battery – Hanstholm, Denmark

To cover the gap off the Danish coast in the sea-mine barrage of the Skagerrak strait, the 17 …

Posted April 7, 2026 (updated April 7, 2026) by Pascal

Marine Küstenbatterie Løkken M 272 gun casemate

Stützpunkt Königstein – Marine Küstenbatterie Løkken Nord – Løkken-Furreby, Denmark

This Marine Küstenbatterie (M.K.B), or naval coastal battery, of the German Kriegsmarine was part of Stützpunktgruppe (Stp.Gr.) Løkken …

Posted March 31, 2026 (updated April 1, 2026) by Pascal

Aalborg Defence and Garrison Museum – Aalborg, Denmark

The Aalborg Defence and Garrison Museum (Aalborg Forsvars- og Garnisonsmuseum) is one of Denmark’s most impressive military museums. …

Posted January 2, 2026 (updated January 14, 2026) by Patrick

Stützpunktgruppe Frederikshavn Süd – Bangsbo Fort – German Coastal Battery – Frederikshavn, Denmark

The more or less 80 meters high hills south of Frederikshavn give a suburban view of the harbor …

Posted August 5, 2025 (updated April 19, 2026) by Patrick

M.Fl.B. 3./204 Marine Flakbatterie Fanø Nord – German 10,5 Anti-Aircraft Battery – Fanø, Denmark

Located on the north tip of the island Fanø west of Esbjerg in Denmark, is the former Fanø …

Posted January 1, 2025 (updated February 11, 2026) by Patrick

Stützpunkt H.K.B. 8./180 Vesterhavsbad – German Coastal Battery – Fanø, Denmark

The H.K.B. 8./180 was under control of the Wehrmacht as it is a Heeresküstenbatterie (Eng. Army Coastal battery). …

Posted December 30, 2024 (updated January 14, 2026) by Patrick

F-Stand German special bunker in Denmark – Fanø, Denmark

The F-Stands are small bunkers on the Atlantic Wall. They are 6,30 meters wide, and 6,10 meters long …

Posted December 30, 2024 (updated January 14, 2026) by Patrick

M.K.B. 2./518 Marine Küstenbatterie Gneisenau – German Coastal Battery – Fanø, Denmark

This German coastal gun battery on the island of Fanø used four main guns, installed late 1944. It …

Posted December 30, 2024 (updated January 14, 2026) by Patrick

Stützpunkt Heeres Küstenbatterie 4./180 Thyborøn – German Coastal Battery – Thyborøn, Denmark

The German army started construction on the coastal battery in 1941 with open gun emplacements at first. During …

Posted November 2, 2023 (updated January 14, 2026) by Patrick

Flak Batterie, Stützpunkt Lama – German Radar Position with Flak Support – Thyborøn, Denmark

Stützpunkt Lama was a Luftwaffe strongpoint with multiple radars of different types together with a light anti-aircraft position …

Posted October 31, 2023 (updated January 14, 2026) by Patrick

Stützpunkt Bjerghuse – Heeres Küstenbatterie 18./180 – Bjerghuse, Denmark

Situated on the west side of the Nissum Fjord lies Stützpunkt Bjerghuse named after the Danish town nearby. …

Posted October 25, 2023 (updated January 14, 2026) by Patrick

Luftwaffe Flak Batterie – Stützpunkt Oddesund Süd – Thyholm Denmark

At Stützpunkt Oddesund Süd three Luftwaffe L409A FlaK bunkers with a light, 20 mm, gun were build. More …

Posted October 24, 2023 (updated January 14, 2026) by Patrick

Luftwaffe Flak Batterie – Stützpunkt Oddesund Nord – Thyholm Denmark

On the North side of the Oddesund Bridge the Luftwaffe constructed 2 Regelbau L409A bunkers and one L410A …

Posted October 23, 2023 (updated January 14, 2026) by Patrick

Stützpunkt Bovbjerg – FuMO-Stellung Bocksberg – Ferring, Denmark

One kilometer south of Ferring lies Stützpunkt Bovbjerg. Work at this strongpoint started in 1942 but soon after …

Posted October 21, 2023 (updated January 14, 2026) by Patrick