German soldiers at Amstelwijck

German soldiers posing at casemate 1 in the casemate park near Amstelwijck in Wieldrecht. One of the Germans is holding a Dutch carbine. On the bench lies a field cap and a sewing kit. At Amstelwijck, the headquarters of I-28 R.I. under the command of Major van Hoek was located. Adjacent to the villa was a small park where four Dutch bunkers were built. On the morning of May 10, 1940, the majority of Dutch soldiers were in the casemate park when they were overwhelmed by an attack by German paratroopers. The number of casualties was significant.

Casemate 1 is the rearmost casemate along the ditch, and the casemate in front of it is casemate 2, where Major van Hoek had set up his command post.