Stahlbeton in Denmark, a guide

Atlantikwall

Denmark

Being the only English territory that Germany occupied during the war, it was decided to convert them into an impregnable fortress. The islands were declared Festung, designated to resist the offensive, and the defenders were ordered to defend it at all costs …

Telephone exchange network

For communication between the resistance nests and strongpoints along the coast and the hinterland, it was important to have a stable network of telephone lines (Festungs-Kabelnetz). Therefor, in all occupied European countries the existing lines were reused, extended and improved by the Germans …

This website guides you through these countries and along their coasts, discovering the bunkers, supported with background information, pictures and global positioning.

Atlantikwall Hovedstaden

Guide Hovedstaden 

In Hovedstaden bunkers were mainly concentrated around the city of Kopenhagen. The area consisted of 1 Stützpunktgruppe, and several Naval batteries along the shores of Hovedstaden and on the island Bornholm […]

Atlantikwall Sjælland

Guide Sjælland

On the island Sjælland bunkers were mainly concentrated along the coasts, and mainly consisted of Naval batteries […]

Atlantkwall Syddanmark

Guide Syddanmark

In Syddanmark bunkers were mainly concentrated along the coastal region between the city of Esbjerg and Nymindegab. The area consisted of 5 Stützpunktgruppen and 1 Verteidigungsbereich […]

Atlantikwall Midtjylland

Guide Midtjylland

In Midtjylland bunkers were widely spread over the region, specially in and around Aarhus, Skanderborg, Søndervig and Thyborøn. The area consisted of 6 Stützpunktgruppen […]

Atlantikwall Nordjylland

Guide Nordjylland

Nordjylland is the region with the highest concentration of bunkers, build to defend Denmark important areas, and to seal off the Skagerrak strait between Denmark and Norway […]