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Hanstholm fortress (German: Festung Hanstholm; Danish: Hanstholm batteri) was a large coastal fortification, built by Nazi Germany at Hanstholm in north-western Denmark during World War II. The remains of the fortress is now a World War II museum situated in Thy National Park. HistoryHanstholm Fortress was part of the "Atlantic Wall" and its main purpose was to seal off the entrance to Skagerrak together with the Vara fortress in Kristiansand, southern Norway, and extensive minefields in Skagerrak. The fortress had a wide range of artillery, from medium-sized 17 cm guns up to four 38 cm S.K.C/34 guns, weighing 110 tons each (the whole gun position weighing 650 tonnes). The guns were protected by {{convert|3.5|m}} of reinforced concrete and many anti-aircraft guns. The 38 cm guns were similar to the ones fitted to the {{sclass-|Bismarck|battleship}}s and had been intended for {{ship|German battleship|Gneisenau||2}}. However, after Gneisenau was damaged in a bomb raid, a decision was made not to fit the guns to the ship, but to use them instead in fortresses. The guns could fire a {{convert|495|kg|adj=on}} projectile {{convert|55|km}}, or an {{convert|800|kg|abbr=on}} shell {{convert|42|km|abbr=on}}. The rate of fire was 1 shot per 1.5 minutes. German Naval Artillery Battalion 118 manned the fortress. Post warThe 38 cm guns were scrapped in 1951-52. Today, the remains of the fortress is a museum.[1] German units at Hanstholm fortress
GalleryReferences1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.museumscenterhanstholm.dk/?lang=en|title=Museumscenter Hanstholm|work=museumscenterhanstholm.dk|accessdate=6 July 2014}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=38 cm gun|url=http://www.museumscenterhanstholm.dk/oplev-museet/museumsomraadet/38-cm-kanon.aspx?lang=en|website=www.museumscenterhanstholm.dk|accessdate=4 May 2016}} External links{{Commons category|Festungsanlage Hanstholm|Hanstholm fortress}}
7 : Atlantic Wall|World War II sites in Denmark|Forts in Denmark|Coastal fortifications|Museums in the North Denmark Region|Military and war museums in Denmark|World War II museums |
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