Kern is the German word for “The heart, or the core or something”.
Kernwerk is the battle headquarters, located in the centre of the island, meaning that it was far away from the coast, and is spread over 21 acres of farm land which includes 3 staff commandants posts.
These bunkers were disguised as houses with a fake painted windows and shutters they also had dummy chimneys.
The kernwerk was constructed by the organisation “toat”, which employed various foreign volunteers which included force and slave workers.
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