Stelling Kornwerderzand - Casemate VI
This large Dutch 'gun casemate' was built in 1933 as part of the stelling Kornwerderzand. It saw action in the period of 12 to 14 May 1940.
Crew:
- 2 Petty Officers.
- about 20 Corporals and men.
Armament:
- Two 5 cm coastal guns.
- 1 heavy machine gun.
Casemate VI is the largest casemate of the stelling Kornwerderzand and has two floors. In this casemate there is an armory, an exhibition about the airwar around the IJsselmeer and the liberation of Friesland.
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz, Jimmy Hilgen, Kazemattenmuseum
- Photos: Jimmy Hilgen
Nearby
Museum
Point of interest
- Liberation Route Marker 645 - Kornwerderzand
- Information Sign 'The enemy did not pass here' - Kornwerderzand
- MAZA complex Harlingen - Harlingen
Monument
- Memorial for those of HMS. Johan Maurits van Nassau fallen in action - Kornwerderzand
- Monument Lockheed Hudson FK790 - Kornwerderzand
- Memorial Killed Soldiers May 1940 - Kornwerderzand
Cemetery
- Commonwealth War Graves Protestant Churchyard Makkum - Makkum
- Dutch War Graves Protestant Churchyard Makkum - Makkum
- Polish War Grave Protestant Churchyard Makkum - Makkum
Fortification
- Stelling Kornwerderzand - Casemate V - Kornwerderzand
- German Anti-tank Casemate - Kornwerderzand
- Stelling Kornwerderzand - Casemate VIII - Kornwerderzand
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