In the November 1942 the health resort of Silkeborg Bad was confiscated by the
Germans and in March of
the following year the construction of a dozen Ständige bunkers started.
The newly installed Wehrmachtsbefehlshaber in Dänemark (Commanding Officer of
the army in Denmark)
Hermann von Hanneken moved his headquarters from Copenhagen to Silkeborg Bad in
November 1943.
Today Silkeborg Bad houses the Silkeborg Bad Art Centre with a sculpture garden.
One 622 "Berta" is the
Silkeborg bunker museum.
It's a vast complex with some highly interesting Heeres and Kriegsmarine
Regelbauten.
St bunkers built here:
• 1 x 608 (91001)
• 1 x 618 (91002)
• 8 x 622 (91003-91010)
• 1 x 691 (91021)
• 1 x V 196 (91xxx)
The 608 was modified after the war and is buried and encapsuled in a concrete
box. It's accessible when the
bunker museum is open. The bigger bunkers are open. Some of the 622s are buried.
Apart from the St Bauten
there a lot of Tobruks and Vf bunkers.
We visited the site in the winter of 2010 with lots of snow!
