Batterij Fiemel
Batterij Fiemel in Termunten is part of the Atlantic Wall. The Atlantic Wall is a defence line more than 5,000 kilometres long along the west coast of Europe. The line runs from the south of France to the north of Norway.
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The Germans built the defence system to prevent an Allied invasion from the sea.
The Atlantic Wall is not an actual wall, but a series of detached, strategically located, smaller and larger defence works. Examples include bombproof bunkers with armaments. The line also consists of batteries with coastal and anti-aircraft guns, radar installations, barricades and minefields.
To the east of Termunten lies the Punt van Reide. Due to its strategic location, it was often a battleground in the Eighty Years' War, the French era and World War II. In order to defend the port of Emden, the Germans built an artillery position on the Punt van Reide, and barracks on wooden stilts against the high water. In 1943, they sought a drier refuge. Near Fiemel, they constructed the Marine Flak Batterie. During the liberation of Groningen, heavy resistance was offered from this position.
Both bunkers are ...
The Germans built the defence system to prevent an Allied invasion from the sea.
The Atlantic Wall is not an actual wall, but a series of detached, strategically located, smaller and larger defence works. Examples include bombproof bunkers with armaments. The line also consists of batteries with coastal and anti-aircraft guns, radar installations, barricades and minefields.
To the east of Termunten lies the Punt van Reide. Due to its strategic location, it was often a battleground in the Eighty Years' War, the French era and World War II. In order to defend the port of Emden, the Germans built an artillery position on the Punt van Reide, and barracks on wooden stilts against the high water. In 1943, they sought a drier refuge. Near Fiemel, they constructed the Marine Flak Batterie. During the liberation of Groningen, heavy resistance was offered from this position.
Both bunkers are owned by Het Groninger Landschap. One of the bunkers has been converted into an accommodation for bats and the other bunker is open to the public. This bunker tells the story of Marine Flak Batterie Fiemel, more popularly known as Batterij Fiemel. On top of this bunker flaunts a replica of the anti-aircraft gun as used by the Germans during the war.
The roof of the colossal ammunition bunker has an active function. Indeed, this is now a 310 m² nesting site. The roof of the bunker is covered with a thick layer of schelpen. Colony breeders along the Wadden coast are having a hard time, so it is essential to establish new and safe breeding sites. Due to its location next to Polder Breebaart and as an inaccessible spot for ground predators, the roof of the ammunition bunker is an ideal breeding location for birds such as the common tern and the oystercatcher.
Batterij Fiemel is open from sunrise to sunset.
The anti-aircraft gun can be admired during the opening hours of the Bezoekerscentrum Dollard.