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4/2009 upd 4/2010
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Silkeborg, Silkeborg-Bad.
WB Dänemark Gefechtsstand Wehrmachtbefehlshaber Dänemark, Bpt. 91.

At the edge of the city of Silkeborg, along one of the lakes around the city, the German Headquarters for the Jutland area was located. The HQ was first located in Copenhagen. In march 1943 the Germans started to develop Silkeborg and in November they moved to it. It is built on an old health resort something you can still recognize in the whole lay-out of the houses at the place. They built about 25 bunkers on an area of 10 hectares for about 350-550 men and women.

When you drive from the city to the Gjessovej, you see on you right side a lake and in front of you some woods. At the right side at the Art museum there is a parking place to enter the park.
Because of the number of bunkers and the quantity of the pictures we split the location in two parts, split by the Gjessovej road into a left and a right section.

One of the 622 bunkers, Bertha, is now a very nice museum with a lot of interesting information about the location. They have some very nice original items in their collection. It is open every Sunday from 13.00 till 16.00 hours, see also www.silkeborgbunkermuseum.dk
The 608 is not visible, but is still there! It's covered under the grass in front of the former Casino and closed. The bunker was re-used during the Cold War. A complete concrete jacket as extra protection around it was built.
Inside the 608 you can see the jacket on top. Inside the bunker there are some spots with special paint structure on the cealing. On some of the steel doors names are written by German prisoners who were captured during the liberation and were held captive in the bunkers.

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For practical reasons we have split the terrain into two parts along the Gjesseovej.

Right:
1x 608 Battalion & Regimental battle headquarters on one floor. During Cold War re-used.
1x 691 Wireless control bunker for High Command post.
6x 622 Twin group bunker, named: Annette, Bertha, Charlotte, Dora, Erika, Frieda.
1x Vf communication bunker.
1x Vf generator.
1x Fa fuel storage.
1x Fa water pump house.
3x Tobruk58c.
1x KSS cable connection bunker.
3x Additional buildings, Brocken, Schwarzwald, Casino Grossglockner.

Left:
1x 618 Communication post for senior officers, named: Nina.
2x 622 Twin group bunker, named: Furie, Ottilie.
1x V196 Command post. (Gefechtstand)
1x KSB cable connection point.
4x Tobruk58c.
2x Flak 2 cm emplacement.
1x Trenches.
Denmark, Midtjylland, Silkeborg.
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© bunkerpictures - Type V196
© bunkerpictures - Type 691