In the dune area between Den Helder and IJmuiden you can find remains of the Atlantic Wall in about two hundred places. That was the line of defense of the German occupier, who had to stop an invasion of the Allies in the Second World War.
A number of the bunkers have been blown up, but a part was difficult to dismantle and are buried under the sand, writes media partner Regional city central.
Bunkergravers hope to find ‘virgin’ bunkers, which remained untouched after the war years. They can hardly be found anymore and moreover it is illegal. Graves can affect the dunes and harm biodiversity
Chance of the chance is small
In large nature reserves, the chance of being caught is small, but the bunker diggers who were on the road last Friday evening in the Schoorlse Duinen had bad luck. Forester Theo was by bike and was strengthened by the police, who was present by car.
The foursome was caught red-handed and received an official report home. “All in all a very successful evening shift. It’s great that there is sometimes a hole to do this together,” said the forester.