My quick trip to Denmark is over. It doesn’t take long to cross the country. This morning before catching the ferry to Norway, I meandered around part of Hitler’s Atlantic Wall.
This particular bit is at Hirstall in northern Denmark. It cost the Danes about 10 billion kroner at the time ( yes, the Germans paid for the construction but pulled the money from the Danish National Bank). There were about 70 bunkers, anti aircraft platforms etc with three and a half kilometres of tunnels. Field Marshal Rommel even came and inspected it. Along the Danish coast there were some 6,000 bunkers built.
For the most part the German troops here were “Dad’s Army” – being 45-60 years old. There’s a certain irony in that this area is a tourist destination for older Germans due to its beaches.
On more pleasant matters, how’s this for a wholesome breakfast?
The full sugar load
And it’s goodbye to Denmark.
