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10/2004
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Hilversum
Bpt. 197 Headquarters of the German Army in the Netherlands.

This locations is to find in a villa area of Hilversum at the Verdilaan/Rossinilaan.
During the war the German moved there HQ from the coast near The Hague/Scheveningen to Hilversum, in the centre of Holland and so more secure during a invasion at the coast of Holland.

They build a Sk bunker (Sonderkonstruction) for the Commander of the German forces in the Netherlands. In fact they build two bunkers, 7503/Sk and 7504/Sk, and connected them with a passage.
Around the HQ where also build but nowadays demolished where build two 668 personnel bunkers ,7507 and 7508, and other small supporting building.
After the war the bunker is used and modified by the Dutch army as well.

Further away they build also some other bunker like the communication bunker, next in this sheet.

source: De commandobunker van Hilversum by H. Sakkers.


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1/2 Sk HQ bunker.
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7/2008
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Hilversum
Bpt. 197 Communication bunker.

At the Chaterine van Renneslaan 5 is located the communication bunker that belongs to the HQ of the German Army in the Netherlands.

This bunker was build to provide the HQ of the necessary communication facility's. It lays a few hundred meters from the HQ which is located at the Verdilaan. The bunker is build in Vf-strength and has a size of 14.30 x 29.50 meters and lays half underground and on top is build a "normal house" as a camouflage.

After the war the bunker is used and modified by the Dutch army as well. Nowadays it is in use by several artists. There are plans to destroy or heavily change the object.

source: De commandobunker van Hilversum by H. Sakkers.


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1x Vf communication.
Holland, Noord-Holland, Hilversum. (3)
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Hilversum
Airfield

At the Noordweg in Hilversum lays a small airfield with only a grass landing strip.

As far as we know this airfield/strip played no large part in the attack or defence plans of the German's during the war. Because of the HQ of the German Army in the Netherlands in Hilversum is was mainly used as a airstrip for small airplanes to transport German officers.

Around the airfield there are several ruins to find but hard to identify. At the west side of the airfield, along the crossing Rading-Tjalk is a sand road on which two bunkers can be found.
At this crossing you can find a Vf. personnel bunker and further away in the bushes is a Vf. command bunker (Airfield "Befehlstand") located.

In 2006 this location was at the national TV because a homeless man was living in the bunker. After this situation the municipally of Hilversum closed the bunker and helped the man to another location.See this video link.

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1x Vf. personnel bunker.
1x Vf  command bunker.
Outside

Inside
Inside photo's made by Maarten van Doggenaar.
© bunkerpictures - Sk bunker
© bunkerpictures - Sk bunker
© bunkerpictures - Main room
© bunkerpictures - Steel sheets
© bunkerpictures - Vf. personnel bunker
© bunkerpictures -  Vf command bunker