Hello folks. I visited the museumcentre Hanstholm today and the bunkers surrounding the museum. I found a bunker which at the entrance had a different kind of marking than what I normal see in these bunkers. It is written "sb 1301". Anyone knows what this stands for? Is it some sort of naval marking? Anyone know of a site which describes all of these markings written in bunkers, like "s", "st", etc.? Thank you in advance. Jakob
It could be Andy. But I am pretty sure it is some sort of abbreviation in german. I do know shore in german is küste. I've discovered the large S is for ständigerbau, which indicates that the walls and ceiling are both 2 metres thick and the bunker would be considered safe to air bombardements. I've mailed the museum, so hopefully they will have an answer. Jakob
If it was German I'm not sure it would have a crown on it mate....I would guess it was put there by a government that had a Royal Family?
If it was German I'm not sure it would have a crown on it mate....I would guess it was put there by a government that had a Royal Family? You nailed it. I just received a mail from the museum which says it's the danish navy's former logo. "SB" is short of Søværnets Bygningstjeneste, which would be translated into Naval construction department. This bunker was used as an ammunition depot until the 60's. Cheers Jakob