Fort Island IJmuiden Netherlands

[Piet]

Last sunday me and my brother took a trip.
Visited a 19 century Dutch fort,that became part of the German Atlantikwall in WW2
The germans build over 30 bunker on top of it (All the brown brick parts are the Fortress)

Also wanted to take a look at the only surviving Schnellboot(e-Boat) bunker in the Netherlands but it was not accessible to the general public.
Arial photo's:

red arrows = E-Boat bunkers .

53 tallboys and tons of smaller bombs were dropped to take out the 2 Schnellboot bunkers at ijmuiden.

More pics :

https://imgur.com/a/sTKpFCx

 

[Iron Mike]

Looks like a great trip,thanks for sharing.

 

[moon puppy]

Very interesting.

Much like Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. Coastal Command build on top of the ruins of the older fort.

 

[Piet]

Very interesting.

Much like Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. Coastal Command build on top of the ruins of the older fort.

yes, same doctrine of fort building,and obsolete within a few year after building
Because of the artillery shell.

 

[lupanzer]

Fantastic Piet!...thanks for posting

Luiz.

 

[jknaus]

That looks really cool. What a great history lesson. Man I miss living in Germany and being able to go to such interesting places.
James

 

[Piet]

Nice aerial footage
https://youtu.be/ZyzOeXwppNo