Staelduinse bos
Stp.XIX and Wn.35H
This complex can be found in Hoek van Holland, near the maasdijk in the forest "Staelduinse Bos".
There are several entrances into the forest, in the forest are tree locations;
Complex R (Wid 35H) is located in the north-east corner of the forest.
Complex P (Stp.XIX) is located in the centre of the forest.
Complex U (part of Stp.XIX) is located at the west corner of the forest.
Complex R is located near the main complex, there are some ammunition bunkers, personnel bunkers and a big Vf building that is used as a canteen.
You can also find some Vf buildings for toilets and there is a commandpost.
This location is hard to get to because you need to walk straight trough the forest.
Complex P is the most important location, there are 17 St bunkers, the bunkers are build in a circle, they are all big and impressive.
Its also called a Bunker Village, in the surrounding are lots of Vf works, most of them are ammunition storages ore other storages bunkers.
Those Vf buildings are separated with the other bunkers by two gates (only the pillars remains).
In the complex are several Vf bunkers covered with earth for food storage, there are also lots of ammunition bunkers and personnel bunkers.
You can find all over the place old foundations for barracks, canteens, garages, kitchens enz
Complex U can be find in the west corner, this location is a part of Stützpunkt XIX, you can find two shelters for a gun and one personnel bunker.
For the rest are there only Vf buildings for storage of various things.
At this location was the headquarter of the German High command for the sector north of the Waterweg.
This was the only place in Hoek van Holland that had aircover by the forest.
You can see clearly the foundation of each bunker, the foundations of all the bunkers are bigger than usual because of the earth in the forest.
Non of the St bunker can be entered, most of the Vf buildings can still be entered,
if you visit the forest in the summer/autumn you will find it hard to see the bunkers because of all the vegetation.
It is better if you visit the place in the winter ore in the early spring.
You can find lots of numbers, you can climb at two bunkers trough a tobruk and than you can see a nice view of the surrounding.
Types:
(Letter outside = Dutch post-war, Number inside = original German)
Complex R:
3x 134 ammunition bunker (H-8907, A-8906, D-8908)
1x 501 personnel bunker (F-8902)
2x 502 personnel bunker (G-8904, E-8903)
1x 621 personnel bunker (C-8901)
1x 610 commandpost for a company (B-8905)
2x Vf building for a toilet
1x canteen
Complex P:
1x 118c dressing station (G-9317)
5x 134 ammunition bunker, two with a flanking wall (C-9305, E-9304, M-9301, O-9302, ?-9303)
1x 142 charching station with some barracks build next to the bunker (B-9318)
5x 502 personnel bunker (H-9310, F-9308, P-9311, D-9306, A-9309)
1x 608 commandpost for a battalion or a regiment (N-9316)
2x 621 personnel bunker (L-9314, J-9315)
2x 501 double with in the middle a garage (?-9312, ?-9313)
6x foundation for a barrack/kitchen/canteen/theatre/toilet enz.
3x Vf bunker for food storage.
1x Vf building for a garage.
2x Vf building for storage of various things.
1x Vf remains of a bathhouse.
7x Vf building for ammunition.
Complex U:
1x 674 ammunition/shelter
2x 672 shelter for a 7,5 PAK gun.
12x Vf building for storage/personnel
