Batterij Fiemel
Batterij Fiemel Termunten forms part of the Atlantic Wall. The Atlantic Wall is a defensive line stretching over 5,000 kilometres 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 separate, strategically located defensive structures of varying sizes. Examples include bomb-proof bunkers equipped with weaponry. The line also comprises batteries with coastal and anti-aircraft artillery, radar installations, barriers and minefields.
To the east of Termunten lies the Punt van Reide. Owing to its strategic location, it was often a theatre of war during the Eighty Years’ War, the French period and the Second World War. With a view to defending the port of Emden, the Germans built an artillery emplacement on the Punt van Reide , as well as barracks on wooden platforms to protect against high water. In 1943, they sought a drier location. Near Fiemel, they established the Marine Flak Battery. During the liberation of Groningen, fierce resistance was put up 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 separate, strategically located defensive structures of varying sizes. Examples include bomb-proof bunkers equipped with weaponry. The line also comprises batteries with coastal and anti-aircraft artillery, radar installations, barriers and minefields.
To the east of Termunten lies the Punt van Reide. Due to its strategic location, it was often a theatre of war during the Eighty Years’ War, the French period and the Second World War. With a view to defending the port of Emden, the Germans built an artillery emplacement on the Punt van Reide , along with barracks on wooden platforms to protect against high water. In 1943, they sought a drier location. Near Fiemel, they established the Marine Flak Battery. During the liberation of Groningen, fierce resistance was put up from this position.
Both bunkers are owned by Het Groninger Landschap. One of the bunkers has been converted into a roost for bats, whilst the other is open to the public. This bunker tells the story of the Fiemel Naval Anti-Aircraft Battery, better known locally as Batterij Fiemel. On top of this bunker stands a replica of the anti-aircraft gun used by the Germans during the war.
The roof of the colossal ammunition bunker serves an active purpose. It now functions as a 310 m² breeding site. The bunker’s roof is covered with a thick layer schelpen. Colony-nesting birds along the Wadden Sea coast face tough conditions, so it is essential that new and safe breeding sites are established. Due to its location next to Polder Breebaart and as a place inaccessible to ground predators, the roof of the ammunition bunker is an ideal breeding site for birds such as the common tern and the oystercatcher.
Batterij Fiemel is open from sunrise to sunset.
The anti-aircraft guns can be viewed during the opening hours of Bezoekerscentrum Dollard.