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Widerstandsnest 34 L Be 8 FuSan 724

Widerstandsnest 34 Luftwaffe .

Küver type 412 now in use as a lookout point near the former antenna installation.

Base of the FuSAn 724 installation codename "Be 8 Bergen".
The Be 8 installation stood for codename " Bernhard " and the 8 stood for one of the 16 installations built.
This installation was used to determine the position of the German night fighters.
The dimensions of the antenna were 22 by 25 meters and it made two revolutions per minute.
The radio signal could not be disrupted by the Allies and a bombing in September 1944 put an end to the station.
Scars of the bombing can still be found in the area.
At the end of the war the system was equipped with a data system that could send text messages to the aircraft. (no atmospheric interference on sound carriers)

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Source

  • Text: Adri Kramer
  • Photos: Adri Kramer
  • Wikipedia