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World War II Bunkers on Fanø

World War II Bunkers on Fanø

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World War II Bunkers on Fanø

Name: World War II Bunkers on Fanø
Rating: 2

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Location: Fanø, Southern Denmark, Denmark

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1. Esbjerg–Fanø Ferry – Kikkebjerg Panoramic Viewpoint loop from Odden

6.61km

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2. Esbjerg–Fanø Ferry – World War II Bunker, Fanø loop from Odden

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3. Kikkebjerg Panoramic Viewpoint – The Pilot House loop from Odden

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01:21

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Sniper 1

February 3, 2023

Well-preserved anti-aircraft gun emplacement from World War II. Access to many bunkers is possible. No vandalism. Be sure to take a flashlight and rubber boots with you.

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August 18, 2024

The bunkers on Fanø were built using the so-called standard construction system. For each type of bunker there was a kit with drawings and formwork boards, which allowed mass production with a uniform standard. The walls were between 2 and 3.5 m thick and consisted of up to 1,500 m³ of reinforced concrete. The cost of building a bunker would be around €500,000 today. Although Fanø is made of sand, this was unsuitable for bunker construction because the sand from Fanø is too fine-grained and round to bind sufficiently. The sand therefore had to be procured from the mainland.

On Fanø, around 75,000 m² of concrete were used for the bunkers under the most adverse conditions, which corresponds to almost 11,000 truckloads or the amount of concrete required for a two-lane motorway 75 km long (Hamburg to Lübeck).
(Source: fanoe-ferienhaus.com/gehenswuerdigkeiten/bunker)

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World War II Bunkers on Fanø

1. Esbjerg–Fanø Ferry – Kikkebjerg Panoramic Viewpoint loop from Odden

2. Esbjerg–Fanø Ferry – World War II Bunker, Fanø loop from Odden

3. Kikkebjerg Panoramic Viewpoint – The Pilot House loop from Odden

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