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The Fort near Veldhuis is a fortress of the
Defense Line of Amsterdam. It is located at the border of Assendelft
and Heemskerk built in 1893.
The fort is a model A type and
named after the Veldhuis farm nearby. 310 soldiers could be placed
in the fort in times of war. There is an inundation culvert on the
west side and a secondary battery to the south. There was also a
defensive wall, behind which troops and equipment could be moved
safely. The wall had no water-retaining function.
The fort
was used in World War II by the German army as part of their major
defenses along the west coast of the Netherlands, Belgium and
Germany. They have built a searchlight depot with a ramp in the
front wall. After the war, between 1947 and 1951, the fort was used
as an internment camp for Dutch collaborators. Traces of this can
still be found, such as bars for windows and doors.
This fort
is owned by Staatsbosbeheer and is leased to Landscape
Noord-Holland. The Fort Veldhuis Air War Museum has been located in
the fort since 1989.
The Air War Museum Fort Veldhuis is a war museum in
the Fort near Veldhuis in Heemskerk.
The museum has been housed
in the fort since 1989 and was established by the Aircraft Recovery
Group 1940-1945 foundation. This foundation conducts research into the
air battle that took place during the Second World War.
The rooms contain various objects from the air battle during the Second World War, including aircraft engines, personal belongings of pilots and aircraft parts. These are often obtained by the foundation during research and recovery of aircraft that crashed in North Holland.