Stützpunktgruppe Fanø

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Stützpunktgruppe Fanø was a German coastal defense group on Fanø Island, Denmark, during World War II. Integrated into the Atlantic Wall, it included bunkers, artillery, minefields, and radar installations. Designed to protect Esbjerg harbor from Allied invasion, it housed Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine units, forming a critical North Sea defense point.

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