Hand Drawn Map of Battery Delfzijl Positions

This is a modern, hand drawn map showing the gun positions, bunkers and out buildings associated with Battery Delfzijl in World War 2. Battery Delfzijl was the scene of very heavy fighting and was captured by the Cape Breton Highladers on May 1, 1945.

The map appears to be a very accurate representation of Battery Delfzijl. The water along the bottom is the Eems that separates Holland and Germany. The green strip along the bottom with the gun positions is the earthen dike. The brown strip along the dike is a path or narrow road. The large gray buildings on the far side of the gray road behind the dike are bunkers. The brown buildings in the centre are wooden buildings including barracks. North is pointing down.

Ref. Number: 15-2 (2-2.0)
Image Information:  Received as electronic file
Source: Ties Groenewold Collection, Holland, 2015
 

Bunkers of Battery Delfzijl

Delfzijl, Holland

The photo would have been taken some time after World War 2. These bunkers were captured by the Cape Breton Highlanders on May 1, 1945. Note the wall of the dike on the right, and the people and cows in the photo.

Photographer: Unknown
Ref. Number: 0-3 (31-1.2)
Image Information: Scan of a photographic copy of original photo
Source: Robert MacLellan Collection (permission to copy original photo courtesy CBH veteran Paul MacEachern, 1990’s)
 

Bunkers of Battery Delfzijl

Delfzijl, Holland

Bunkers of Battery Delfzijl. The photo would have been taken some time after World War 2. These bunkers were captured by the Cape Breton Highlanders on May 1, 1945.

Photographer: Unknown
Ref. Number: 15-2 (2-4.2)
Image Information: Received as electronic file
Source: Ties Groenewold Collection, Holland, 2015
 

Bunkers of Battery Delfzijl

Delfzijl, Holland

A winter scene showing one of the bunkers of Battery Delfzijl. This photo was taken somtime after World War 2.

Photographer: Unknown
Ref. Number: 15-2 (2-7.2)
Image Information: Received as electronic file
Source: Ties Groenewold Collection, Holland, 2015
 

Bunkers of Battery Delfzijl

Delfzijl, Holland

Circa 1970's

This is a post war photo showing the area around Battery Delfzijl, circa 1970’s.  Although the area has been totally developed, including the building on stilts which is the Eems Hotel, three of the bunkers associated with Battery Delfzijl are still standing, two on the right of the photo and one on the left.

Photographer: Unknown
Ref. Number: 15-2 (2-3.1)
Image Information: Received as electronic file
Source: Ties Groenewold Collection, Holland, 2015
 

Bunker of Battery Delfzijl

Delfzijl, Holland

This is an undated post war photo of one of the bunkers of Battery Delfzijl. The bunker has been converted into cafe/souvenir shop. The town centre can be seen in the background.

Photographer:  Unknown
Ref. Number:  15-2 (2-10.2)
Image Information:  Received as electronic file
Source:  Ties Groenewold Collection, Holland, 2016