German Radar Tower

This German Radar Tower was built in World War II as part of the Festung Hoek van Holland, part of the Atlantic Wall.

The Germans built a tower here to place a radar as high as possible. At the same time, the waitstaff was so protected. The radar was given the code name Münze, probably after the naval commander in Hoek van Holland.
The radar could detect targets at sea up to 30 kilometers away. The measurement data went to the nearby naval headquarters Markostand (Marine Kommandostand) and to coastal batteries in the area. Even after the war, the tower continued to fulfill its function as an observation post, because the North Sea Navigation Station of Rijkswaterstaat moved here together with a manned weather station of the KNMI. Ship movements and weather conditions were monitored day and night for safety reasons.

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• Text: Dick de Bruijne
• Photos: Dick de Bruijne