Stützpunkt V L - Nachrichten Anlage 'Tiger'

The island of Terschelling, like may others along the Dutch coast, was the site of a radar complex. In keeping with German custom, the complex was named such that its initial corresponded with the location hence Tiger for Terschelling. Thin-walled bunkers started to go up during the early months of the war. Many of these were Verstärkt Feldmässiger Ausbau designs, which included so-called Küver bunkers. The Tiger radars guided night fighters to their targets. The complex included several heavy radar bunkers such as the imposing L487 ‘Bertha’. A command bunker, it served as a hub for the surrounding complexes, i.e. Flagrukostand Den Helder, Salzhering, Schlei and others. On the upper floor of the bunker, a pair of Seeburg tables was set up. A Seeburg table consisted of a 2.5 x 2.5 m transparent glass plate with a map of the area of operations for the local fighter group. The second plate showed the entire theater of war including the well over 300 km range of the Wasserman radar. The lower floor contained air filter installations, a transformer, a switching station for incoming phone lines, a toilet and four crew rooms. In addition to the big Bertha (type L487), the complex included a L409A, a L410A, a L480 and three 668 shelters. Radars deployed at the Tiger location were: two FuM0 214 ‘Würzburg Riese’, two FuMG 402 ‘Wassermann’ (large) and a FuMG 39 G ‘Freya’ radar. After the war, the Dutch Air Force used Tiger as a helicopter base. In 1992, the National Forestry Service covered most of the structure with sand but there are calls to excavate part of it and make it accessible to the public.