A 'sensational' discovery was made after a storm on the west coast revealed a furnished German WWII bunker It lay hidden in the sand dunes off Søndervig for 63 years until a storm in March revealed its secret. Four German WWII bunkers were discovered on the west coast of Jutland and are currently being examined by archaeologists. The furnished room, complete with the original fixtures from 1945, has proved particularly fascinating to the archaeologists' team leader. 'It's absolutely sensational. I have been studying bunkers for 25 years and I have never seen anything like it. I would never have thought it would be possible for one to be found in this condition,' said Jens Andersen to TV2 news. The newly discovered bunker is quite small, with an entrance, gas lock and soldiers' quarters that measure about 20 square metres. It was home to nine German soldiers and their commander during World War II. Andersen revealed to the Copenhagen Post that one of the soldiers stationed at the bunker has been in contact with Danish historians. Gehard Saalfed was a 17-year-old solider with the German army when he arrived at the bunker in January 1945. He and his fellow soldiers left Denmark and their west coast station on May 10 the same year. 'It is a completely coincidence that this bunker was uncovered in the storm, as we have been in contact with this very soldier for the past 10 years.' Andersen said the archaeologists suspect that the bunker was covered by sand in the autumn of 1945, where it lay hidden until 10 to 20 metres was carried off the dunes in the storm this year. The furnished room was discovered by a local man, Tommy Cassøe, who crawled into the sand-filled bunker after the March 1 storm. Here he found tables, chairs and other artifacts in the slightly waterlogged quarters. The coastal water has caused damage to the metal pipes and fixtures. The archaeologists found nine hammocks still attached to the walls of the bunker, but the mattresses have long since rotted. They also found water bottles and an oven still intact. Of particular interest was the gas lock, which could be used in case of gas attacks. Andersen said this is the only instance of finding a bunker with all of its original fixtures in Denmark. 'It's extremely unusual. Danes are quite tidy people and they want their landscape to be clean. That's why all the bunkers were emptied after the war, with some of their contents being sold at auction and metal recovered as it was a valuable commodity.
