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German Tobruks IJmuiden

(Netherlands, the - North Holland - IJmuiden)

These two tobruks (in German: Ringstand, type R 58) are located at the north side of the tank barrier in the dunes south of IJmuiden. They were part of the IJmuiden Landfront, which was part of the Atlantic Wall. A tobruk is a small bunker with at the top an opening for a machine gun or flame thrower.

The tobruks were named W.N. (Widerstandsnest) 84 and 85.

Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries
• Photos: Janeric Loebe