Atlantic Wall in The Netherlands

Baupunkt 87

Place 87 is a part of the landdefence of Festung Ijmuiden. At this location four heavy bunkers were constructed. One 134 storage, one 621 quarter and two 501 quarters. One 501 we have at the page.
The 501 quarter is a simple bunker. After the entrance with the close defence, there is a gas-lock and then the room for the soldiers. Simple bunkers were populair by the Germans and over 100 were constructed in Holland. About 20 were build in the Festung Ijmuiden.

the number above the entrance.

This bunker is in a nice condition. The steel and expencive doors are missing, but above the entrance and above the shootinghole there is a number. the number above the entrance is unreadable. The number above the shootinghole is "5712" The picture below shows the number and the shootinghole

The shootinghole from the innerside.