Zeeuws-Vlaanderen

Breskens

In the village of Breskens we can still find nine St.bunkers, situated on the old Fortress "Fort Frederik Hendrik III" and along the road (N58) from the ferry-harbour.

Fort Frederik Hendrik III (Stp. Eisbär) is situated west from the Ferry-harbour and Anno 1998 we can still find two bunkers for machine-gun. In the auttum of 1996 five bunkers were demolished to build a recreationcamp; these bunkers were:
- Regelbau 607
- Regelbau 607
- Regelbau 607S
- Regelbau 194
- Regelbau 630.

The cassualty-assembly bunker (Regelbau 607 S)

On the left you can see the door to one of the casualty- assembleyrooms of the Regelbau 607S.

The registrationumber inside one of the demolished Regelbau 607's

The Regelbau 194 (water-reservoir) just before the demolition

De remaining bunkers are a Regelbau 112neu (Stand für 6-Schartenturm) and a Regelbau 630 (M.G Schartenstand).

The special Regelbau 112 neu

Seven other bunkers can still be found one kilometer south of the ferry-harbour along the N58. The bunkers are a Regelbau 607, three Regelbau 630, one Regelbau 112neu, one Regelbau 633 for M19 grenade-launcher and a Regelbau 642. After the war a piece of one of the Regelbau 630's was demolished and the armoured turret of the Regelbau 112neu was removed for scrap. The only way to enter the Regelbau 633 is through the emergency-exit, in the ammunitionroom a nice phrase can still be seen. The very rare Regelbau 642 can be found near the sportcentre and is completely under ground, the bunker was a combination of a Mg- bunker and a anti-tankgun bunker (Stand für 4.7cm Festungspak und M.G).

There was also an amoured turret located on the scrap yard near the N 58. The trurret was removed from a demolished Regelbau 143 from Cadzand. Since 2005 the cupola lies in Terneuzen.

The observationturret on the scrap yard

Groede

In the little village of Groede still exists a bunker complex. It's the only remaining complete complex in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen.
The battery was the 3th battery of the Artillerie Abteilung 652 and was last equiped with four 10,5cm K 35 (t) guns. The site consists of nine St.-bunkers:

Regelbau 669
Regelbau 669
Regelbau 501
Regelbau 501
Regelbau 501
Regelbau 502
Regelbau 134
Regelbau 134
Regelbau 134S

There are also three tobruks, a V.f. Sanitäterstand, a V.f. Gruppenunterstand and a un-loading platform. The Regelbau 134S was specially adapted for the assembly of casualties and the battery commander was located in the Regelbau 502. Nowadays the battery-site is changed into a Deer-camp and many of the bunkers (which were camouflaged as houses) were put under the ground.

Ben Muller has written and published book about the Battery: The book contains 12 drawings of the various types of bunkers and also 38 foto's . Many of these foto's weren taken during the Second World War.

The book is called:

Stützpunkt Groede
van artillerieopstelling in de Atlantikwall tot hertenkamp

Publisher: Ben Muller; Koudekerkseweg 120, 4382 EL Vlissingen, Tel. 0118-411629
Print: Krips, Meppel
ISBN: 90-804294-1-4

Oostburg

In Oostburg we can still find some bunkers which were a part of the headquarters of the 712. Infanterie-Division. Originally the site consited of 18 St.-bunker, but in the fall of 1989, 14 bunkers were demolished. Among the demolished bunkers were a Regelbau 117a and a Regelbau 618. De remaining bunkers can be found at the north-side of the Breedestraat and are a Regelbau 117a, a Regelbau 621, a Regelbau 134 and a Regelbau 134S.

The Regelbau 621 is on the nomination for being demolished. A special feature of this bunker is a tobruk which is located at the front side of the bunker and which has to be accessed by a corridor.

One of the entrances of the Regelbau 621

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