Fjell Fortress
About 15 kilometers southwest of Bergen on the island of Sotra lies Fjell fortress which the Germans began to build in the summer of 1942. Its main task was to defend Bergen from an allied amphibious invasion. The fortress and its main artillery was tested in the summer of 1943. The tower itself was called Bruno and was identical to those found on the German battlecruiser Gneisenau. In connection with the main artillery, about a kilometer of tunnels and bunkers were built with various facilities for the staff who served at the fortress. Storage rooms and other spaces were also built. Around the main artillery was also anti-aircraft battery, but the fortress was never fully completed. The fortress was built mainly by Soviet prisoners of war.
Current status: Preserved with museum (2019).
Address: Festningsvegen, 5357 Fjell.
Get there: Car.
Follow up in books: Saunder, Anthony: Hitler´s Atlantic Wall (2014).
To get to the fortress you have to walk just under three kilometers uphill from the parking lot. Once there you can find various military equipment and buildings/bunkers/trenches spread out. The Cannon tower house a cafe and a museum worth visiting. On a beatiful day the view of the sorroundings are magnificent.