Walvisbunker
Discover the historical Atlantikwall at the Zeepeduinen and Slot Haamstede on Schouwen. This impressive defense line consisted of dozens of bunkers, including the Walvisbunker: a command bunker of the type 117a, located on the highest dune. From here, the Germans had command over all defense works on Schouwen during World War II.
In addition to the Walvisbunker, there are many other bunkers to be found, including standard models that occur throughout the Atlantikwall, personnel shelters, and a hospital bunker. The Stützpunkgruppe Schouwen, an extensive complex of dozens of bunkers in the dunes of Schouwen and in the Slotbos of castle Haamstede, was intended to defend the coast and the Haamstede airfield against an Allied invasion.
Visit this unique location…
Discover the historical Atlantikwall at the Zeepeduinen and Slot Haamstede on Schouwen. This impressive defense line consisted of dozens of bunkers, including the Walvisbunker: a command bunker of the type 117a, located on the highest dune. From here, the Germans had command over all defense works on Schouwen during World War II.
In addition to the Walvisbunker, there are many other bunkers to be found, including standard models that occur throughout the Atlantikwall, personnel shelters, and a hospital bunker. The Stützpunkgruppe Schouwen, an extensive complex of dozens of bunkers in the dunes of Schouwen and in the Slotbos of castle Haamstede, was intended to defend the coast and the Haamstede airfield against an Allied invasion.
Visit this unique location and discover the history of the Atlantikwall and the Walvisbunker. Admire the armored observation dome on the roof of the bunker and see the spaces for a radio, officers, supplies, and the machine gun post for the defense of the bunker itself.
