Has "some" interest in Dutch fortresses and German bunkers, WW2 in the West and likes Motorbikes. Likes to Photograph and collects minerals.https://bsky.app/profile/bunkerkruiper.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bunkerkruiper.bsky.social/post/3mk3tg3yltc23The WSBK weekend was nice as usual. The Superbike races itself were a bit boring with Bulega winning everything but Supersport, Sportsbike and Northern talentcup were awome to watch.22 Apr 2026 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:gtca64f4njmda6bgubf5odar/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3tg3yltc23https://bsky.app/profile/bunkerkruiper.bsky.social/post/3me2dpowujs2kHere some pictures of a nice Westwallbunker type 105b. It lies on a ridge south of Beckingen. The 6cm strong armored plate was hit by a 5.7 or 7.5cm armor piercing grenade. The light green color inside the bunker is original WW2.04 Feb 2026 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:gtca64f4njmda6bgubf5odar/app.bsky.feed.post/3me2dpowujs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/bunkerkruiper.bsky.social/post/3mannro7s7i2sMeasures were to be taken to prevent the crossing of the river by the German soldiers, S.D. would get the full cooperation from the Feldgendarmerie. Not only Germans tried to flee the German occupied part of The Netherlands but also Allied Airman (and Para's that fought at Arnhem) and civilians.23 Dec 2025 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:gtca64f4njmda6bgubf5odar/app.bsky.feed.post/3mannro7s7i2shttps://bsky.app/profile/bunkerkruiper.bsky.social/post/3manmuybcx52pThe S.D. and Feldgendarmerie came back three days later, this time a Kriegsmarine-Officer was arreste, another 20 persons were also taken away. 4 more avoided this same fate. A conversation between a waiter and an S.D. agent was overheard and the S.D. was planning a more solid investigation.23 Dec 2025 11:19 +0000at://did:plc:gtca64f4njmda6bgubf5odar/app.bsky.feed.post/3manmuybcx52phttps://bsky.app/profile/bunkerkruiper.bsky.social/post/3manlwzpsxt22OTD The S.D. was ordered to Gorinchem to investigate Germans that wanted to cross Boven-Merwede river to surrender, one of them, a German Officer, had new information on the V-weapons for him it did not work out even with help from four other men that wanted to do the same, and he left.23 Dec 2025 11:02 +0000at://did:plc:gtca64f4njmda6bgubf5odar/app.bsky.feed.post/3manlwzpsxt22https://bsky.app/profile/bunkerkruiper.bsky.social/post/3lzb2artm622hSome pictures of the airbornelandings at Ginkelseheide, Ede, Netherlands. Para's from England, Greece, Germany, France, the Netherlands, America and other nations jump here not only to reenact the 1944 airbornlandings but also to practise in the phantomleap operation.20 Sep 2025 09:17 +0000at://did:plc:gtca64f4njmda6bgubf5odar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzb2artm622hhttps://bsky.app/profile/bunkerkruiper.bsky.social/post/3lzazqbepq22hGerman vehicles on the Ginkel heath. Never seen that before!20 Sep 2025 09:08 +0000at://did:plc:gtca64f4njmda6bgubf5odar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzazqbepq22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/bunkerkruiper.bsky.social/post/3lz55gcd4uk2rOn this Yesterday, 17 Sept. 1944; Wardiary Ob.West. On 14.25 message from Verb.Kdo.Lw. at Ob.West about airlandings in the area Nijmegen-Emmerich-Eindhoven. Before the landings started heavy bombardments by bomberunits.18 Sep 2025 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:gtca64f4njmda6bgubf5odar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz55gcd4uk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/bunkerkruiper.bsky.social/post/3lxno3jmmx22yGuess what we did...30 Aug 2025 22:53 +0000at://did:plc:gtca64f4njmda6bgubf5odar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxno3jmmx22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/bunkerkruiper.bsky.social/post/3lxl4c6sdh22hLast Wednesday i went to search for the last remaining part of the antitank ditch of the Panterstellung in the Netherlands. Well not really searching but visiting. Most parts were re-cultivated and are now filled. But in a small Forrest a short stretch was left.29 Aug 2025 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:gtca64f4njmda6bgubf5odar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxl4c6sdh22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/bunkerkruiper.bsky.social/post/3lxidqz7km22n1 After the bombing of Watten's V2 bunker (Eperlecques) a new project for firing V2 rockets was planned; The Org. Todt was to design and built a bombproof firebase. A concrete dome with a diameter of 56 meter and 5 meter thick in a quarry.28 Aug 2025 20:05 +0000at://did:plc:gtca64f4njmda6bgubf5odar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxidqz7km22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/bunkerkruiper.bsky.social/post/3lw7wjk4ovk2t1 OTD 1944; St.Malo, After heavy bombardments and artillery shelling the enemy (Americans) enter the Cité under cover of smoke. The M19 (Maschine Mortar) is demolished by the Germans. After German artillery fires on the Cité the Americans retreat leaving 20 men POW.12 Aug 2025 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:gtca64f4njmda6bgubf5odar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw7wjk4ovk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/bunkerkruiper.bsky.social/post/3lv2i237c6c2qOTD 1944, On the order of GFM Kluge the harbor of Granville had to be demolished directly, all vehicles were to be moved to St Malo as possible. All Marine units that are defending Granville are placed under command of the HaKo Granville. Pictures of the demolitions to be sent to HaKo St-Malo.28 Jul 2025 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:gtca64f4njmda6bgubf5odar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv2i237c6c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/bunkerkruiper.bsky.social/post/3lt7v6ud72c2sThe Seacommander Pas de Calais messages that around 18:30 a V1 (flyingbomb) crashed 30 metres in front of Lager Hasso. five minutes after the crash it exploded. Hasso was a storage for seamines and torpedo's partly underground. Today the concrete part is still visible, the mine is now a quarry.05 Jul 2025 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:gtca64f4njmda6bgubf5odar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt7v6ud72c2shttps://bsky.app/profile/bunkerkruiper.bsky.social/post/3lsszsrings2hTT assen was great!30 Jun 2025 11:01 +0000at://did:plc:gtca64f4njmda6bgubf5odar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsszsrings2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/bunkerkruiper.bsky.social/post/3lso6fe7aic2tToday 81 years ago the battles around Cherbourg are meeting the final stages. Ob.Mar.West messages to Hako Cherbourg to relay the message to all Batteries and resistance-nests that they are named in the Wehrmachtsbericht due to their hard battles and that must be a reason to hold on.28 Jun 2025 12:39 +0000at://did:plc:gtca64f4njmda6bgubf5odar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lso6fe7aic2thttps://bsky.app/profile/bunkerkruiper.bsky.social/post/3lsmmzunmrs2vOTD Gruppe West of the kriegsmarine announces that the Führer K.Admiral Hennecke and Batterychef of Battery Hamburg the Oblt.(MA) Gelbhaar recieved the Knightscross. Hennecke of his efforts to destroy the Cherbourg harbors and Gelbhaar for keeping the Allied warships from attacking Cherbourg.27 Jun 2025 21:56 +0000at://did:plc:gtca64f4njmda6bgubf5odar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsmmzunmrs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/bunkerkruiper.bsky.social/post/3lshgt5sdrs2xOTD The SeeKo (probably) sends a message that the communicationscenter of the Festung Cherbourg has fallen in enemy hands and that they must be carefull with messaging each other. The bunker was from a non standard type. Before the bunker fell in to enemy hands it was probably set on fire.25 Jun 2025 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:gtca64f4njmda6bgubf5odar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lshgt5sdrs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/bunkerkruiper.bsky.social/post/3lsc4v5a2zs2s1/1 In the morning of the 23rd (6-1944) Seeko Normandie signals new bomber and fighterattacks on batteries, the entrance of Torpedocommand and military complexes (around Cherbourg). Bombingraid (lasting 3 hours) on the Southern Landfront of Cherbourg, 21 airplanes shot down.23 Jun 2025 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:gtca64f4njmda6bgubf5odar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsc4v5a2zs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/bunkerkruiper.bsky.social/post/3ls7a3kqc4s2uOTD 81 years ago; About three days ago the Allies were closing in on Cherbourg. Last night the fight for the landdefenses (LF) began. The LF of Cherbourg was one of the worst protected of all Festungen in the Atlantikwall. Only the cornerstones of the front were defended with strong fortifications.22 Jun 2025 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:gtca64f4njmda6bgubf5odar/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls7a3kqc4s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/bunkerkruiper.bsky.social/post/3lrug3nev4x2jOTD (18 June 1943) Resistanceagent "Zwaantje" (swan) forwards the news that pillboxes of the Grebbeline are filled with sand and are closed with bricks, the same happened with the IJsselline, Maasline and Peelline. the reason was that the enemy could not use these. Up till now some are bricked up.18 Jun 2025 06:48 +0000at://did:plc:gtca64f4njmda6bgubf5odar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrug3nev4x2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/bunkerkruiper.bsky.social/post/3lrqqg3f5vk2y1/- 16-6-1944 was a second bad day. The harbor of Boulogne was bombed just like Le Havre the day before. The messages around 02:26 are not complete when it comes to the total damage but the losses are heavy.16 Jun 2025 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:gtca64f4njmda6bgubf5odar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrqqg3f5vk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/bunkerkruiper.bsky.social/post/3lrqpj7uq622kOTD 81 years ago, MAA266 messages; From 22:03 to 22:18 Firing on the coast by a battleship (big caliber) from a distance of about 30Km. Round flies 75 seconds. 10 salvos and some single shots. One fell 100 metres behind the firedirectingbunker of battery Le Havre (3x 38cm guns building stage)16 Jun 2025 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:gtca64f4njmda6bgubf5odar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrqpj7uq622khttps://bsky.app/profile/bunkerkruiper.bsky.social/post/3lrnkdv7hnc2h1/- In the night of 14/15-6-1944 a heavy bombardment on the harborarea of Le Havre. About 120 Liberators started the bombingraid around 22:30. Lots of damage on the boats in the harbor. It seems some of the Liberators got hits by the German AA batteries around Le Havre but all made it home.15 Jun 2025 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:gtca64f4njmda6bgubf5odar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrnkdv7hnc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/bunkerkruiper.bsky.social/post/3lrlaux4obc2wOTD 81 years ago two Thunderbolts attacked the sluice of Tancarville, The flakzug protecting it fend off the attackers. Apperently no damage. Much has changed in the Seine-delta but the sluice and the old houses for the workers are still there. Sadly no pictures from last year, my chip burnt up.14 Jun 2025 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:gtca64f4njmda6bgubf5odar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrlaux4obc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/bunkerkruiper.bsky.social/post/3lrjng7icac2aotd (D-Day+81 years) at 13:20 message from 17 Lw.Feld.Div. to Seeko Seine-Somme. In Etretat a supply-ship has ran ashore. The Navy crew (6 men) manning the craft taken prisoner, one prisoner drowned when taken off the ship. The craft had 8000 jerrycans of petrol on board. Salvage of the ship for KM.14 Jun 2025 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:gtca64f4njmda6bgubf5odar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrjng7icac2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/bunkerkruiper.bsky.social/post/3lreaycgtfs2t1/2 To prevent German reinforcements entering Normandy from the Northern side of the Seine, ferries were attacked. otd 81 years ago the Ferry of Bac du Hode was damaged by bombs and sinking on the Normandy side of the Seine. Boilerroom full of water. The Germans were trying to save the ferry.11 Jun 2025 20:34 +0000at://did:plc:gtca64f4njmda6bgubf5odar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lreaycgtfs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/bunkerkruiper.bsky.social/post/3lrblu5zjp22bOtd, Seeko Normandie signals; HKB 4./1261 (Battery Azeville) fires at 07:14 on enemy destroyer 6km in front of Quineville. Hit in the back of the ship, destroyer on fire. Ship is being abandoned. It is probably the Free French destroyer Mistral. 4./1261 had 4x 10.5cm K331(f) guns, commd by Kattnig.10 Jun 2025 19:10 +0000at://did:plc:gtca64f4njmda6bgubf5odar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrblu5zjp22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/bunkerkruiper.bsky.social/post/3lqxqmniucc2xD-Day 22:50 Telephonecall from Adm. Kanalküste to Gruppe West Führst. and AOK 15: 18:30 at Coastalbattery 1./1255 (SSW Vierville) -must be Villerville because the message is about Battery Villerville- heavy bomberattacks. first gun out of order, 5th gun out of order but in a few days ready again.06 Jun 2025 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:gtca64f4njmda6bgubf5odar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqxqmniucc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/bunkerkruiper.bsky.social/post/3lquy7ep2ts2vIn the papers of the Adm. Kanalküste regarding D-Day the first messages that paratroopers were landing came in around 01:20 on 6 June at the HQ of the SeeKo Normandie (K.Adm. Hennecke). They were seen above sea and flying over the Battery Marcouf (2nd battery of Heeres Küsten Artillerie Abteilung).05 Jun 2025 18:47 +0000at://did:plc:gtca64f4njmda6bgubf5odar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lquy7ep2ts2v