Practical information
It is recommended to start at the parking spot (see additional
waypoints). The distance adds up to a total distance of 4 km's walk
in the area. Depending on the speed the duration will be between
one and two hours. It is essential to bring a flashlight. It
should be noted that some of the places can be a little scary for
children.
The cache is divided into five stages with a task at each stage.
For each stage you have to solve the task and remember the solution
in order to find the cache.
At the end of this page you will find a list of waypoints and
you have the possibility to download them in several different
formats. There are more waypoints mentioned than needed - the extra
waypoints indicate positions where you have to be careful not to be
discovered through your mission.
The story is 100% fiction - the location is the true thing.
Enjoy the cache!
Background
The story takes place close to the end of World War II. You are
near to the Danish headquarters of the German occupation troops
situated at "Silkeborg Bad".
You are part of the Danish resistance movement and part of the
group "Banegaardsgruppen". Banegaardsgruppen is one of four active
groups around Silkeborg. The other members of your group are hiding
in Sweden after the Germans started to suspect them for the
activities you are carrying out. Luckily you are not a suspect and
you are able to stay in Silkeborg. You are the only representative
of Banegaardsgruppen that's left.
Just before the other members were forced to hide in Sweden,
they succeeded in hiding a very sophisticated time-bomb on
the railway somewhere in the forest east of the German
headquarters. You did not participate in this activity which is why
you did not have had to go to Sweden with your friends. You know
that the bomb will detonate on May 5th at 11:55am when the train
from Bryrup will pass before it reaches Silkeborg.
The mission takes place on the morning of Saturday, May 5th
1945. On the evening before BBC announced on the radio that the
German troops had surrendered effective from Saturday morning
08:00am. Later on the evening the radio announced that the Danish
king will arrive in Silkeborg by train from Bryrup at noon to
celebrate with the city.
The bomb must be disarmed - otherwise it might hurt the
king. This is your assignment. The bomb is made from various parts
that Banegaardsgruppen borrowed from the German headquarter. You
need to go back to the places and track the route of your friends
in order to disarm the bomb.
At one of the groups hiding places you have found a summary of
the bomb-task which can help you on your mission.
Summary of the mission
Time: May 1st, 1945
Place: German headquarters at Silkeborg Bad.
Target: Blow up the railway tracks south of the
station.
Participants: Anders Andersen, Bent Bertelsen, and Chr.
Christensen
Map of the area
The bomb was placed during the day on May 1st 1945.
The mission started by entering Silkeborg Bad from the north side.
We managed to sneak in when they were changing guards.
We then found different parts that when put
together formed the bomb which we placed on the rails in the
forest.
On the map below you can see the large buildings to
the left. On the right side of the picture you can see the railway
tracks. The bunkers are not visible on the map. Thee is a total of
10 bunkers and around 30 smaller installations with i.e. machine
guns.
Be careful when entering the area. It is frequently
patrolled by the German soldiers.
Stage 1: The explosives .
NOTE - This bunker has been locked. Use the hint-[Stage 1 :
A=]FIVE.
OBS – Denne bunker er desværre blevet aflåst. Brug hintet- [Stage
1 : A=]FIVE
The most important part of the bomb are the explosives. We were
very lucky and found a usable amount of explosive placed at
N56°09.129 / E009°31.336 which is a little west of the main
building called "Grossglockner".
It is a personnel bunker (type R622) - a double bunker with room
for 20 soldiers. The bunker is guarded with machine guns from the
right side of it. It is most easily accessed from the left
entrance.
The explosives where found in the left room in the bunker. We
were able with the simple drawings of the bunkers which we got from
one of the carpenters hired for constructing the bunkers. It makes
it much more easy.
Task 1: In the room (on the left!) with the explosive you
can see some round holes from different types of pipes. One of
these is not open, but needs to be counted anyway. How many of
these holes are there in the room - they need to be more than
approx. 10 cm. in diameter.
Stage 2: Detonator
To make the explosives blast a detonator is needed. We continued
into the area and were nearly seen by from two machine gun posts
(type 58C). We passed a large bunker at N56°09.078 / E009°31.034
where we needed to be extra careful. It is a radio bunker type
R691.
After searching for at while, we found a box of detonators in a
small bunker containing radio equipment. It is placed here:
N56°09.034 / E009°31.107.
Task 2: The bunker contains three rooms - but how many
accessible rooms are there in this bunker?
Stage 3: Lapel badge
During the reconaissance of the area we passed a personnell
bunker type R622 (the same type as where we found the explosives)
placed at N56°09.047 / E009°31.390. Here we found a lapel badge on
the ground and we decided to keep it. That decision proved to be
very important.
There are two very similar bunkers close to each other. On the
way from stage 2 to stage 3 you will pass the "wrong" bunker. Be
careful - there are very often guards in this area. Close to these
bunkers is the Generals private building where General Hermann von
Hanneken (and in the wars last few months General Georg Lindemann)
lives.
Task 3: The left entrance to the bunker itself (the
middle door when looking at the bunker) has two white letters
written on the left wall when you go down the stairs. Which
letters?
Stage 4: The radio component
Another important part of the bunker is the electronical
construction. We therefore did an attempt at the communications
bunker to locate these parts. The communication bunker is the type
R618 placed at N56°09.261 / E009°31.789. On the way from stage 3 we
found a few machine gun positions (type 58C) - be careful.
At the close combat position to the left of the entrance we were
ask to show ID. After a short while with looking in our pockets we
found the lapel badge and the gueard let us in.
We managed to find usable drawings of the electronical
construction in the antenna room (which has welcome "Velkommen"
written over the door). The antennas were partly inserted into the
walls from the floor to the ceiling where they continue through the
roof.
Task 4: How many antennas were there?
Stage 5: The watch
The watch that control the time of detonation was found in the
large bunker type V196. It is placed at N56°09.186 /
E009°31.949.
The watch is the generals private and very special watch (a
Tutima made for Luftwaffe in 1941), and we found it in the Generals
private room deep in the bunker.
When you enter the bunker you will see a long corridor. You need
to go straight through this and through the "Officerer"s room to
find the generals room. Luckily the troops are busy during the day
working in the forest. The officers are busy in the radio room.
Look out for the guard at the right of the entrance.
It is from this bunker that General Georg Lindemann will control
the German troops in case the allied forces decides to attack the
Germans in Denmark.
Task 5: In the Generals private room you will find
openings to other rooms. How many (include the door, but not the
two pipes near the floor)?
The location of the bomb
The location of the bomb is of course secret. But by using the
answers from each task you will be able to find it's exact
location.
| Task |
Answer |
|
| Task 1 |
= A |
| Task 2 |
= B |
| Task 3 |
The 1st letters number in the
alphabet = C
The 2nd letters number in the alphabet = D
(example: A=1, B=2...J=10, K=11, ...) |
| Task 4 |
= E |
| Task 5 |
= F |
The bomb is placed 10 meters from the rails at his location:
The cache contained:
- First finder certificate
- Logbook / Pencils
- Cartridge belt
- 35 mm cartridge
- 1.800.000.001.440 Reichsmark
- Small flashlight
- Kippers
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