Nevenbatterij Fort Veldhuis
This land battery was built in the early 20th century to support the "Fort bij Veldhuis (Fort at Veldhuis)", model A. This fort was completed in 1903 as part of the Stelling van Amsterdam (Defence Line of Amsterdam, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site).
The fort was mobilized both in 1914-1918 and in 1940.
Do you have more information about this location? Inform us!
Source
- Text: Kaj Metz & Fedor de Vries
- Photos: Gerard Dukker
Nearby
Museum
- Air War Museum Fortress Veldhuis - Heemskerk
- Air War Museum Icarus et Mars 1940-1945 - Assendelft
- Werkgroep "Oud-Castricum" - Castricum
Point of interest
- Marquette Castle - Heemskerk
- Information Panel Jan Brasser - Uitgeest
- Clock Siemens-Martin Steel Factory - Velsen-Noord
Monument
- Memorial Stone Protestant Churchyard Heemskerk - Heemskerk
- War Memorial Protestant Churchyard Heemskerk - Heemskerk
- Dutch East Indies Memorial Beverwijk - Beverwijk
Cemetery
- Commonwealth War Graves Protestant Churchyard Heemskerk - Heemskerk
- Grave Memorial R.C. Cemetery Assendelft - Assendelft
- Dutch War Graves Reformed Cemetery Assendelft - Assendelft
Remembrance Stone
- Stumbling Stone Anna van Renesselaan (was Kleis 6) - Uitgeest
- Stumbling Stone Hoflanderweg 54 - Beverwijk
- Memorial Stone Munnikenweg 37 - Beverwijk
Fortification
- Atlantikwall - FA Küche - Heemskerk
- Atlantikwall - OB Scheinwerfer - Heemskerk
- Fort bij Veldhuis - Heemskerk
Crash site
Looking for reliable information or news facts about WW2? Do you want to create your own battlefield tour to sights of wars from the past? Or are you interested in war medals and their recipients? TracesOfWar.com tells you more!
More information
© STIWOT, 1999-2024. All rights reserved. Privacy statement, cookies, disclaimer and copyright