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Le bunker juché en position non naturelle sur la plage, au nord de Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer, témoigne du recul très rapide du trait de côte. En 1994, il se trouvait encore sur la falaise. Celle-ci se trouve actuellement à une trentaine de mètres derrière.
Le bunker fut construit en 1942 par les Allemands. Il faisait partie du Mur de l'Atlantique. Les Allemands avaient développé des standards dans la forme et les fonctions de leurs bunkers. Il s'agit ici d'un bunker de type 621, destinée à abriter un escadron de fantassins. Il se compose d'une pièce accessible par deux entrées donnant sur un sas unique défendu par deux créneaux de tir. Sur le côté est aménagé un tobrouk ¤1 accessible par un passage séparé.
Du fait du recul de la falaise, le bunker menaçait de tomber sur la plage et présentait donc des risques pour les promeneurs. À la demande de la mairie de Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer, les pompiers de Dieppe, après avoir installé un périmètre de sécurité, se mirent à saper la falaise. Après avoir creusé sous le bunker, ils utilisèrent leurs lances à eau pour fragiliser l'ensemble. L'opération mit un certain temps, mais le bunker finit par glisser le long de la falaise. Cependant, contrairement à ce que l'on aurait pu imaginer, celui-ci ne se brisa pas en morceaux en tombant, mais vint se planter sur le flanc en position verticale créant une étrange sculpture moderne.
¤1Bunker individuel. Ces petits bunkers individuels, appelés ringstand en allemand, c'est-à -dire abri/emplacement circulaire, prennent le nom de tobrouk
Had not built a bunker of any kind in a very long time. Found an old tutorial from my plastic modeling days and decided to give it a go in LDD. I used LtBrick/Papo's FT turret for this one. Made it as a stand alone model or a "buried" model.
Vibrations from magnetized guitar strings are detected using several telephone pickup coils and mixed together for experimental recording. The pickups are positioned in various locations to achieve different effects.
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Widerstandsnest 9 M was part of the Stützpunkgruppe Terschelling, and consisted of four heavy Flak positions (FL 243a) and associated bunkers such as Tobruks. The battery was used by the German Navy.
Next to this is the Signal House, built on top of a bunker of a Flak gun emplacement. Shots and searchlights also went from the dune over a chicken farm that supplied eggs to the German occupier. The Signal House itself was built in the Cold War, as a monitoring station for monitoring communist transmitters. Now you listen to the sea, wind and birds here..........
gravimetric determination of ethanol content in homemade wine samples by distilling a measured volume that is then weighed for density computation
[the cooling water supply jugs are relocated during distillation]
Omaha Beach, Widerstandsnest 60, Fox Red sector , Normandy
Omaha Beach
Omaha was divided into ten sectors, codenamed (from west to east): Able, Baker, Charlie, Dog Green, Dog White, Dog Red, Easy Green, Easy Red, Fox Green and Fox Red. On june 6, 1944 -D-Day - the initial assault on Omaha was to be made by two Regimental Combat Teams (RCT), supported by two tank battalions, with two battalions of Rangers also attached. The RCT's were part of the veteran 1st Infantry division ("The Big Red One") and the untested 29th ("Blue and Grey") , a National Guard unit.
The plan was to make frontal assaults at the "draws" (valleys) in the bluffs which dominate the coast in Normandy , codenamed west to east they were called D-1, D-3, E-1, E-3 and F-1 . These draws could then be used to move inland with reserves and vehicles.
The Germans were not stupid; they knew the draws were vital and concentrated their limited resources in defending them. To this end they built "Widerstandsneste" with AT guns, mortars, MG's in Tobrul's, trenches and bunkers, manned by soldiers of the German 716th and - more recently - 352nd Infantry Division, a large portion of whom were teenagers, though they were supplemented by veterans who had fought on the Eastern Front. All in all some 1100 German soldiers defended the entire Omaha beach sector of over 5 miles.
Preliminary bombardments were almost totally ineffective and when the initial waves landed at low tide they met with fiece opposition of an enemy well dug in and prepared.
Casualties were heaviest amongst the troops landing at either end of Omaha. At Fox Green and Easy Red, scattered elements of three companies were reduced to half strength by the time they gained the relative safety of the shingle, many of them having crawled the 300 yards (270 m) of beach just ahead of the incoming tide. Casualties were especially heavy amongst the first waves of soldiers and the gap assault teams - at Omaha these were tasked with blasting channels through the beach obstacles. German gunfire from the bluffs above the beach took a heavy toll on these men. The demolition teams managed to blast only six complete gaps and three partial ones; more than half their engineers were killed in the process.
Situation at Dog Green and on Easy Red on the other end of Omaha by mid morning was so bad with nearly all the troops essentially pinned down on the beach gen. Eisenhower seriously considered to abandon the operation; in "First Wave at OMAHA Beach", S.L.A. Marshall, chief U.S. Army combat historian, called it "an epic human tragedy which in the early hours bordered on total disaster."
As the US first waves assault forces and combat engineers landing directly opposite the "draws" were pinned down it was up to forces landing on the flanks of the strongpoints to penetrate the weaker German defences by climbing the bluffs. Doing this they had to overcome the minefields and barbed wire as well as machinegun fire from German positions but they did and they were able to attack some key strongpoints from the side and the rear, taking them out by early afternoon.
This happened on several spots at Omaha and essentially saved the day: individual acts of initiative by lower ranked officers and courage like that of First Lieutenant Jimmy Monteith, who led a group of men to take one of the key German widerstandsneste and was killed in action, succeeded where a flawed plan failed.
The Defenses
"Widerstandsnest" 60 or WN60 is the easternmost of the 14 Widerstandsneste that guarded Omaha Beach in june 1944. It
guarded the small "Fox-1" exit through the bluffs and has a perfect view over Omaha beach. It was at this spot that the real Major Werner Pluskat first saw the invasion fleet approach, a scene made famous in the 1962 movie "The Longest Day" (though shot on a location several miles to the east , at the Longueville Battery).
WN60 was manned by some forty soldiers of the German 716th Static Inf. Division. For armament it had a 7.5 cm Gun, several Mortar positions and some MG's as well as a 2cm Flak 38 gun.
For a map of the eastern part of Omaha click here. The German WN's are marked as well as the Draws and beach sections.
D-Day
This area was designated to the 1st US infantry division (The Big Red One) and elements of the 3/16th RCT landed here from 06.30 (writer Ernest Hemingway was among them - check his book "Voyage to Victory"). Despite the heavy casualties inflicted on them by WN60 and WN61 around 08.00 US soldiers started to climb the bluffs. Among them was 1st Lt. Jimmy W. Monteith who directed the fire of destroyers and two Sherman tanks. He was to be awarded with the Medal of Honor for his role in the taking of WN60, posthumously. The men of L/116th managed to reach te top of the bluff some time before nine 'o clock and attack WN60 from the rear. Throwing grenades and satchel charges they blasted the Germans out and were able to report the taking of this German position around 09.00. This was the first of the German strongpoint to be taken and it opened up the small Fox-1 exit through the bluffs though it was not before evening that the first tanks were able to use it.
the Photo
The photo shows one of the "Tobruk MG Ringstand " positions of WN60 and it's entrance . Note the great view over Omaha towards the West and the curve in the beach. Some raindrops are on the photo, it was a wet day with occasional showers and also sunshine, very typical for a summer's day in Normandy.
Even nowadays WN60 is well hidden near a wheatfield and can be reached only by using some unpaved small farmer's roads. The rocky road down to the beach using the Fox-1 exit damn well near cost me the front axle of my car!
Photo was Tonemapped using three differently exposed (handheld) shots (august 2012) with a Nikon D7000 and Tokina AT-X Pro SD 12-24mm F4 lens.
See my other Omaha beach photo's for more viewpoints, panorama shots and notes on the fighting
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Ring stands have a small, open combat area, which can be reached by a few steps from a shelter area, which serves as a storage area for ammunition and a lounge for the crew. As a rule, the top of the bunkers was finally installed with the terrain. Since the entrance was on the side of the bunker, access was only possible via trenches and embankments. Round turntables were used for machine guns and grenade launchers for the grenadea round rail attached. For use with grenade launchers on the Vf58-c, the positions with cylindrical concrete bases were installed for the base plate of the launcher. As a rule, the ring stands had no grilles or doors, so they were not gas-tight and the crew was exposed to the weather.
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Deutsch: Ringstände.
English: A Tobruk or Ringstand is a type of small concrete bunker, with a machine gun position, which was built by the Germans in late 1944, around the Meuse (River Maas) area, and elsewhere on the Atlantic Wall.
Italiano: Il Tobruk, piccola struttura difensiva, un piccolo bunker.
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Ring stands have a small, upwardly open combat area, which can be reached by a few steps from a shed area, which serves as a storage space for ammunition and a lounge for the crew. As a rule, the top of the bunker was finally installed with the terrain. Since the entrance was on the side of the bunker, access was only possible via trenches and embankments. For machine guns there were round turntables at the edge of the opening and for grenade launchersa round rail attached. For use with grenade launchers in the Vf58-c, the positions were built in with cylindrical concrete bases for the base plate of the launcher. As a rule, the ring stands had no grilles or doors, so they were not gas-tight and the crew was exposed to the weather.
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This is located between Midsland and Formerum by the sea. This was manned by the Kriegsmarine and was intended for attacks from the sea. For this purpose two Wurzburg radars were installed and two heavy cables ran into the sea with which engine noise could be absorbed. This position consisted of approximately 75 bunkers. The special feature of this position is that there are still a number of beautifully masonry trenches present.
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This bunker complex is located on the northwest corner of Bergen airport. In the nineties a large number of bunkers were demolished and cleared to make way for agriculture. Some bunkers were equipped with antiaircraft guns and another with a gun casemate against targets on land.
Deutsch: Ringstände.
English: A Tobruk or Ringstand is a type of small concrete bunker, with a machine gun position, which was built by the Germans in late 1944, around the Meuse (River Maas) area, and elsewhere on the Atlantic Wall.
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A little further away was a second type 630 bunker, but it was demolished for the construction of the new national road. Five mortar setups and two Machine Gun Ringstände were also incorporated into the Nolletjesdijk and the crossdijk. On the east side of the national road again two machine gun bunkers of the type 630, supported by some mortar installations. A special bunker was built at the Nieuwedansche Kreek: type 642 for the arrangement of a 4.7 cm. anti-tank gun and a heavy machine gun. In the firing range of this bunker was a Ringstand for mortar.
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Bergen Airport was a military airfield south of Bergen (North Holland). Shortly before the outbreak of World War II , it was put into use on July 17, 1939 for reasons of national interest. Almost 2 years earlier, it had been announced that the construction would take place in the Bergermeer . This was a swampy area in which a pumping station was built for drainage . This is concealed in the dike near the Bergerringsloot. Due to the malfunctioning of this pumping station, aircraft often got stuck in the soft bottom. The marshy terrain required high costs to make it a fully-fledged airfield and so the War Department decided to install only a concrete platform for the hangars. Bergen airfield existed from 1937 to 1944.
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After the surrender of the Netherlands, the airport fell into German hands on May 15. It was prepared for reuse and expanded. Aircraft stands, shelters and bunkers were built in the northern part. The field was better drained and roads were built. In the autumn of 1940 the airfield was put back into use. In the period 1940-1944 the Luftwaffe units 7, 8 and 9 of the JagdGeschwader 54 flying with Messerschmitt Bf109E 's and a flak group were stationed at flugplatz Bergen . They had regional air defense and air escort of ships or convoysas tasks. German bombers also occasionally used the airfield as an alternate airport.
Omaha Beach, Widerstandsnest 60, Fox Red sector , Normandy
Omaha Beach
Omaha was divided into ten sectors, codenamed (from west to east): Able, Baker, Charlie, Dog Green, Dog White, Dog Red, Easy Green, Easy Red, Fox Green and Fox Red. On june 6, 1944 -D-Day - the initial assault on Omaha was to be made by two Regimental Combat Teams (RCT), supported by two tank battalions, with two battalions of Rangers also attached. The RCT's were part of the veteran 1st Infantry division ("The Big Red One") and the untested 29th ("Blue and Grey") , a National Guard unit.
The plan was to make frontal assaults at the "draws" (valleys) in the bluffs which dominate the coast in Normandy , codenamed west to east they were called D-1, D-3, E-1, E-3 and F-1 . These draws could then be used to move inland with reserves and vehicles.
The Germans were not stupid; they knew the draws were vital and concentrated their limited resources in defending them. To this end they built "Widerstandsneste" with AT guns, mortars, MG's in Tobrul's, trenches and bunkers, manned by soldiers of the German 716th and - more recently - 352nd Infantry Division, a large portion of whom were teenagers, though they were supplemented by veterans who had fought on the Eastern Front. All in all some 1100 German soldiers defended the entire Omaha beach sector of over 5 miles.
Preliminary bombardments were almost totally ineffective and when the initial waves - on this sector units of the 1st American division "The Big Red One" and combat engineers of the 299th - landed on low tide they met with fiece opposition of an enemy well dug in and prepared.
Casualties were heaviest amongst the troops landing at either end of Omaha. At Fox Green and Easy Red, scattered elements of three companies were reduced to half strength by the time they gained the relative safety of the shingle, many of them having crawled the 300 yards (270 m) of beach just ahead of the incoming tide. Casualties on this spot were especially heavy amongst the first waves of soldiers and the demolition teams - at Omaha these were tasked with blasting 16 channels through the beach obstacles, each 70 meters wide. German gunfire from the bluffs above the beach took a heavy toll on these men. The demolition teams managed to blast only six complete gaps and three partial ones; more than half their engineers were killed in the process.
Situation here on Easy Red and at Dog Green on the other end of Omaha by mid morning was so bad with nearly all the troops essentially pinned down on the beach gen. Eisenhower seriously considered to abandon the operation.
As the US first waves assault forces and combat engineers landing directly opposite the "draws" were pinned down it was up to forces landing on the flanks of the strongpoints to penetrate the weaker German defences by climbing the bluffs. Doing this they had to overcome the minefields and barbed wire as well as machinegun fire from German positions but they did and they were able to attack some key strongpoints from the side and the rear, taking them out by early afternoon.
This happened on several spots at Omaha and essentially saved the day: individual acts of initiative by lower ranked officers and courage like that of First Lieutenant Jimmy Monteith, who led a group of men to take one of the key German widerstandsneste and was killed in action, succeeded where a flawed plan failed.
The Defenses
"Widerstandsnest" 60 or WN60 is the easternmost of the 14 Widerstandsneste that guarded Omaha Beach in june 1944. It It guarded the small "Fox-1" exit and has a perfect view over Omaha beach. It was at this spot that the real Major Werner Pluskat first saw the invasion fleet approach, a scene made famous in the 1962 movie "The Longest Day" (though shot on a location several miles to the east , the Longueville Battery).
WN60 was manned by some forty soldiers of the German 716th Static Inf.Division. For armament it had a 7.5 cm Gun, several Mortar positions and some MG's as well as a 2cm Flak 38 gun.
For a map of the eastern part of Omaha click here. The German WN's are marked as well as the Draws and beach sections.
D-Day
This area was designated to the 1st US infantry division (The Big Red One) and elements of the 3/16th RCT landed here from 06.30 (writer Ernest Hemingway was among them - check his book "Voyage to Victory"). Despite the heavy casualties inflicted on them by WN60 and WN61 around 08.00 US soldiers started to climb the bluffs. Among them was 1st Lt. Jimmy W. Monteith who directed the fire of destroyers and two Sherman tanks. He was to be awarded with the Medal of Honor for his role in the taking of WN60, posthumously. The men of L/116th managed to reach te top of the bluff some time before nine 'o clock and attack the WN60 from the rear. Throwing grenades and satchel charges they blasted the Germans out and were able to report the taking of WN60 around 09.00. This was the first of the German strongpoint to be taken and it opened up the small Fox-1 exit through the bluffs though it was not before evening that the first tanks were able to use it.
the Photo
The photo was taken on the west part of WN60 which overlooks the whole of Omaha beach to the west, note the curve in the beach. In the foreground a "Tobruk MG Ringstand" can be seen.
Even nowadays WN60 is well hidden near a wheatfield and can be reached only by using some unpaved small farmer's roads. The rocky road down to the beach using Fox-1 damn well near cost me the front axle of my car.
Photo was Tonemapped using three differently exposed (handheld) shots (august 2012) with a Nikon D7000 and Tokina AT-X Pro SD 12-24mm F4 lens.
See my other Omaha beach photo's for more viewpoints, panorama shots and notes on the fighting
Daughter has a collection of ringstands, some of which are still in my home this is one of the modern ones.
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A special bunker was built at the Nieuwedansche Kreek: type 642 for the arrangement of a 4.7 cm. anti-tank gun and a heavy machine gun. In the firing range of this bunker was a Ringstand for mortar. Central to this statement, referred to as StP. Süd, a bunker (type 633) for a grenade launcher lay under an armored turret. The ammunition for this support point was kept in four type 607 ammunition bunkers.
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Stp Hindenburg was in and around Hoedekenskerke. A tobruk with a back entrance at the port entrance. A Tobruk or Ringstand is a type of small concrete bunker, with a machine gun position, which was built by the Germans in late 1944, around the Meuse (River Maas) area, and elsewhere on the Atlantic Wall.
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
Un "tobruk" és un tipus de fortificació senzilla que els alemanys escamparen per totes les seves linies fortificades, molt en especial el famós Mur de l'Atlantic (Atlantikwall), però també aquà al seu germà senzill, el Südwall (linea que defensava la costa mediterrania).
Com és que el nom d'una ciutat libia (Tobruq) designa una fortificació alemana? De fet ells ho anomenaven "ringstand", o posició-anell. És logic, ja que es tracta d'un forat circular a terra en una estructura de ciment. Allà es situava una ametralladora o a vegades, un morter. No protegia tant com un niu d'ametralladores, però era més barat de construir i permetia disparar a 360º. I perquè els al·liats en deien Tobruk? Doncs perque els alemanys el copiaren de models italians construits entorn la ciutat libia de Tobruk, aleshores colonia italiana, i on lluità molt el Afrikakorps.
Aquest tobruk o ringstand es troba a la platja del Rosselló, prop del riu AglÃ, a la posició fortificada WN LGS 082.
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A "tobruk" is a type of simple fortification scattered by the Germans on all their fortified lines, most notably the famous Atlantikwall, but also here, in the Südwall (that defended the Mediterranean coast).
How does the name of a Libyan city (Tobruq) designate a German fortification? In fact the Germans called it a "ringstand". This is logical, since it is a circular hole in the ground on a concrete structure. There was a machine gun inside or sometimes a mortar. It didn't protect as much as a machine-gun nest, but it was cheaper to build and allowed to shoot at 360 degrees. And why were the allies called it a tobruk? Well, because the Germans copied it from Italian models built around the Libyan city of Tobruk, then an Italian colony, and where the Afrikakorps fought hard.
This tobruk or ringstand is located on Roussillon coast (Northern Catalonia), near the Aglà River, in the fortified position WN LGS 082.
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Terschelling occupied an important position in this line of defense for Germany. Allied aircraft and ships could be well intercepted from the island on their attack route to Germany. For this purpose, German troops have built radar positions, Flak batteries and about 500 bunkers on Terschelling. These bunkers served as a crew quarters, lookout post or as an artillery cupola for machine guns and anti-aircraft guns. Some bunkers have been destroyed or disappeared into the sea over the years, but many are still hidden in the sand. The most important bunkers on West-Terschelling have been excavated to keep the memory of the war time visible.
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The bunkers in the wadden region had a special role in the Atlantic Wall: the 6,000 km long German defense line in WWII. The story behind this fascinating heritage can now also be read on the website of the Atlantic Wall Center. Discover the Atlantic Wall in the Wadden area on this website, which will contain more and more information in the coming months. There is also much to read and see about the history of Terschelling in WWII and the bunkers on Terschelling at Atlantikwall Wadden, location Terschelling
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This German Ringstand Tobruk bunker was part of Stützpunkt Vla H.
Ring stands , colloquially also ' Tobruk ', are increasingly field-like standard structures that were constructed by the Germans during the Second World War. They were erected in large numbers mainly on the Atlantic Wall , the West Wall and on the fortress front Oder-Warthe-Bogen . Different types were designed to accommodate machine guns, grenade launchers, combat vehicle turrets and smaller artillery pieces. All ring stands have a 360 ° field of fire in common, which distinguishes them from loop stands.
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Ring stands , colloquially also called ' Tobruk ', are increasingly field-like regular buildings that were constructed by Germany during the Second World War. They were built in large numbers mainly on the Atlantic Wall , the West Wall and on the Oder-Warthe-Bogen fortress front . Various types have been designed to accommodate MG, grenade launchers, turret towers and smaller guns. All ring stands have a 360 ° firing field in common, which distinguishes them from embrasure stands.
Stelling 12H - zaterdag 18 februari 2017.
Vanuit Stichting De Noordwester zijn 11 jaar geleden de eerste plannen gevormd voor het realiseren van een bunkermuseum op Vlieland.
De afgelopen jaren zijn gebruikt om alle voorbereidingen te treffen zodat het openstellen van een bunkermuseum werkelijkheid kan worden.
Op zaterdag 18 februari 2017 is er een begin gemaakt met het opgraven en leeg maken van de bunkers van de Stelling 12H.
Widerstandsnest 12H
De Duitse benaming voor de stelling 12H was Widerstandsnest 12H, afgekort Wn 12H, een stelling die bestond uit bunkers en barakken, uitgerust met antitank wapens, omringd door een prikkeldraadversperring aangevuld met een loopgravenstelsel en mijnenvelden.
Op het terrein binnen de versperring bevonden zich personeelsonderkomens, munitiedepots, een keuken, waterbekkens, een kantine, wc’s en gevechtsstellingen.
Op Vlieland werden drie van deze stellingen ingericht. Dit waren Widerstandsnesten 12H, 13H en 14H.
Locatie Widerstandsnest 12H
Widerstandsnest 12H ligt op en rond het 21 meter hoge duin in de zeereep midden tussen paal 49 en 50, even ten westen van de Ankerplaats.
De Kriegsmarine is in 1941 begonnen met de bouw van de stelling, dit krijgsmachtonderdeel verzorgde in eerste instantie de bemanning en heet dan Küstenwache Oscar. Daarna wordt de naam 12M genoemd, waarbij de M staat voor Marine.
In maart 1942 constateerde het 'Oberkommando der Wehrmacht' een toenemend gevaar voor vijandelijke landingen op de bezette kusten van Europa. Een en ander wordt beschreven in 'Führerweisung 40'.
In dit nieuwe bevel wordt de kust, het strand en de kuststrook tot strijdtoneel verklaard van waaruit in het geval van een geallieerde invasie onder geen voorwaarde teruggetrokken mag worden.
De taak van de Duitse infanterie eenheden langs de kust wordt verzwaard en deze nemen veel stellingen van de Marine over.
Langs de Noord-Hollandse kust en op de Waddeneilanden wordt de 81 Infanterie Division gestationeerd, waarvan mannen van het 10. en 14. Grenadier Regiment 860 op Vlieland worden geplaatst.
De stelling heet vanaf dat moment Widerstandsnest 12H, waarbij H staat voor Heer, de Duitse naam voor leger en wordt bemand door 35 manschappen en 2 onderofficieren.
De zware wapens op de stelling 12H waren afkomstig uit de oorlogsbuit en bestond uit twee Belgisch 4,7 cm anti tankkanon en een Russisch 7,62 cm houwitser, allen afkomstig uit buitmateriaal.
In oktober 1946 wordt het Bureau voor de Registratie van Verdedigingswerken (BRV) als onderdeel van de Dienst der Genie van de landmacht ingesteld., dat belast wordt met het opmeten en het administratieve beheer van al de door de Duitsers gebouwde bunkers.
Volgens plattegronden, samengesteld door dit Bureau Registratie van Verdedigingswerken in 1946, bestond de stelling uit drie gemetselde woonschuilplaatsen, een keukenbunker met daar boven op een nissenhut, twee betonnen geschutsemplacementen met munitienissen en bergplaats voor het geschut, een 15 meter lange onderaardse gang en een tiental meter loopgraaf en een Tobruk of ook wel een Offener ringstand genoemd. Deze kan worden gebruikt als waarnemingspost, mitrailleur,- of granaatwerpernest. De bouwwerken waren onderling verbonden met een loopgraaf gemaakt van graszoden. Voorts waren er enige bouwwerken, waaronder een waarnemingspost op de top van het 21 meter hoge duin, twee onderkomens, een bergplaats, munitienissen en schuttersputten van hout.
Een deel van de houten bouwwerken was bij het opmaken van de plattegrond al verdwenen. Er werd ook een ontsluitingsweg aangelegd naar de Stelling 12H.
De bezettingsmacht had al de Postweg, die bij het begin van de oorlog tot aan de Lange-Paal was bestraat, tot aan de West-Batterij verhard.
Hierna werd het zandpad, dat van de Postweg dwars over het eiland tot aan het bunkercomplex liep, met straatklinkers verhard.
De straatstenen zijn er na de oorlog weer uit gehaald en hiermee werd de badweg verhard. Dit was tot dan toe een karrenspoor met daarnaast een schelpenpad.
De bemanning
De Duitse soldaten op de Stelling 12H moeten een tamelijk ontspannen leven hebben gehad.
Hun werkzaamheden bestond voornamelijk uit wachtlopen, waarnemen en geregeld oefeningen in het infanteristische handwerk als de omgang met de wapens en andere drills.
Daarnaast het in stand houden en verbeteren van de stelling.
Op de meeste stellingen van de Duitsers hield de bemanning ook konijnen en kippen en een enkel varken, dit ter aanvulling op de rantsoenen.
In de broedtijd was het verzamelen van meeuwen- en andere eieren een favoriete bezigheid.
Ook werd er door sommigen getuinierd, hoewel dit nabij de Stelling 12H moeilijk zal zijn geweest vanwege de onvruchtbare duinzanden.
Na de oorlog zijn de bouwwerken van Widerstandsnest 12H spoedig ontdaan van alle bruikbare materialen. Zo zijn de raam- en deurkozijnen en de houten vloeren verwijderd. In de daarop volgende jaren zijn de loopgraven en de toegangen tot de woonschuilplaatsen verzand en uiteindelijk helemaal onder het maaiveld verdwenen. De schoorstenen en ventilatiekanalen van de woonschuilplaatsen en keuken zijn afgebroken en de kanalen met zand opgevuld. De van graszoden gemaakte loopgraven zijn ook grotendeels dicht gestoven en opgenomen in het terrein.
Huidige toestand
Na vijf oorlogsjaren stond het eiland vol met bunkers en andere bouwwerken. Buiten de stellingen 12H, 13H en 14H, stonden er twee complete luchtdoelbatterijen (Oost,- en West Batterij), twee zoeklichten (dam 15 en dam 54), twee radarposten (dam 3 en Kooispleklid), een meet,- en waarnemingspost op het vuurtorenduin en een stelling op de haven. Vrijwel al deze complexen, stellingen en posten zijn, op stelling 12H na, direct na de oorlog of in de jaren daarna gesloopt of door duinafslag ondergraven, ingestort en op het strand beland. In 1971 is de Oost-Batterij geheel gesloopt.
De keukenbunker is in de jaren ’70 door de Vlielandse jeugd uitgegraven als barbunker in gebruik genomen. Na klachten van de plaatselijke horeca over omzetderving is deze op last van de gemeente en Rijkswaterstaat weer dicht gegooid.
Tegenwoordig is een deel van het betonnen geschutsamplecement nog in het terrein terug te vinden, alsmede een deel van het metselwerk van één van de woonschuilplaatsen. Ook een deel van de graszoden loopgraven is nog herkenbaar in het terrein.
Realisatie bunkermuseum Stelling 12H
Op 18 februari is een aanvang gemaakt met de werkzaamheden, waarbij eerst de keukenbunker vrij werd gemaakt van zand. De wens is om deze zo snel mogelijk toegankelijk te maken, zodat de keukenbunker gedurende de werkzaamheden als kantine voor de vrijwilligers kan dienen.
Tegelijkertijd zijn de vrijwilligers bezig geweest met het vrijmaken van zand van het geschutsemplacement. Het was voor de organisatie een geweldige opsteker dat er zoveel enthousiaste vrijwilligers op deze eerste dag kwamen helpen.
Er moet nog wel het nodige werk verzet worden voor 1 januari 2018, de datum waarop de werkzaamheden van het subsidietraject afgerond moeten zijn.
Lista in Vest-Agder on September 21, 2019. Preserved World War II German Pz. Kpfw. 38(t) Kampfwagentürm (turret), placed on the top of a Ringstand 241 extended bunker. This bunker belonged to Stützpunkt 5 Osthassel, which was a part of Festung Lista. Wehrmacht made extensive use of "Panzerstellungen" as defensive positions in Norway. They consisted of obsolete tank turrets mounted on bunkers derived from the common Tobruk/Ringstands designs. The letter "t" means tschechish in German. Panzerkampfwagen 38(t) was namely originally a Czechoslovak tank designed by CKD (Ceskomoravská Kolbern-Danék). Main armament was a 37 mm Kampfwagenkanone 38(t) L/47.8. The turret was also armed with a coaxial 7,92 mm ZB vz 37 machine gun, called MG 37(t) by the Germans. I think this turret is from a Pz. Kpfw. 38(t) Ausfürung F or G. It is interesting to note that this turret is better preserved than some similair turrets in museums. The crib for the machine gun still exists besides the attachment to the cannon. On the top is the commander`s vision cupola and a rotating periscopic sight.