Bunker Museum Terschelling, Military radar station museum in West-Terschelling, Netherlands
Bunker Museum Terschelling is a military radar station museum containing multiple bunkers spread across the grounds, with four of them open for visitors to enter. The bunkers display equipment rooms, radio stations, and living quarters that reflect how soldiers worked and stayed here.
During World War II, German forces built this radar station between 1941 and 1944 as part of the Atlantic Wall defensive system. The station served as a key position for monitoring airspace over the North Sea at that time.
The exhibits show how soldiers and local residents lived during the war through uniforms, bottles, sketchbooks, and old radio equipment on display. These personal objects tell stories of the daily life that unfolded in this place.
The bunkers sit partially below ground and require descending stairs or ladders to enter them. Visitors can explore with self-guided tours using maps or join guided walks through the transmission areas.
Several of the bunkers visible today were completely buried under sand after the war and had to be excavated using heavy equipment in later decades. This recovery process helped preserve their interiors and original structures remarkably well.
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