List Of Surviving Elements Of The Siegfried Line

picture info	List Of Surviving Elements Of The Siegfried Line This article lists those elements of the Siegfried Line (german: Westwall) that have survived or whose function is still clearly recognisable. The structures are listed roughly from north to south and grouped by the individual construction programmes involved in building the Siegfried Line. Geldern position, Brüggen-Kleve Sector * Kleve Sector of the Siegfried Line Three bunkers of Regelbau Type 102V near Kranenburg-Nütterden Regelbau Type 102V near Kessel * Goch Sector of the Siegfried Line ** Five bunkers of Regelbau Type 102V near Goch Border Guard Programme * Bunker for an anti-tank gun emplacement near Aachen-Bildchen * Garage for an anti-tank gun emplacement near Simmerath * Bunker near Simmerath * Garage for an anti-tank gun emplacement near Monschau-Konzen Engineer Programme * Saarland Merzig-Wadern county * Besseringen B-Werk * Bridge-guarding bunker, Mettlach (Regelbau B1-1 combined with Regelbau B1-18) * Bridge-guarding bunker, Besseringen (Dou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Siegfried Line The Siegfried Line, known in German as the ''Westwall'', was a German defensive line built during the 1930s (started 1936) opposite the French Maginot Line. It stretched more than ; from Kleve on the border with the Netherlands, along the western border of Nazi Germany, to the town of Weil am Rhein on the border with Switzerland – and featured more than 18,000 bunkers, tunnels and tank traps. From September 1944 to March 1945 the Siegfried Line was subjected to a large-scale Allied offensive. Name The official name for the German defensive line construction program before and during the Second World War that collectively came to be known as the "Westwall" (and "Siegfried Line", or sometimes "West Wall", in English) changed several times during the late 1930s reflecting areas of progress. * Border Watch programme (pioneering programme) for the most advanced positions (1938) * Limes Programme (1938) * Western Air Defense Zone (1938) * Aachen–Saar Programme (1939) * Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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	Dahlem-Kronenburg Dahlem is a municipality in the district of Euskirchen. It has the lowest population density and population of all municipalities of in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the Eifel hills, approx. 35 km south-west of Euskirchen. The small medieval town Kronenburg is part of the municipality. Geography Dahlem is located in the northern Eifel region in the High Fens – Eifel Nature Park between Blankenheim in the Northeast and Stadtkyll the southwest. The Kyll The Kyll (), noted by the Roman poet Ausonius as ''Celbis'',Ausonius, ''Mosella'', v. 359 is a river in western Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate), left tributary of the Moselle. It rises in the Eifel mountains, near the b ... flows through the region from the Glaadtbach. The Heidenköpfe lie in the Ripsdorfer forest to the east. References External links Municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia Euskirchen (district) {{Euskirchen-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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	Dahlem (Nordeifel) Dahlem is a municipality in the district of Euskirchen. It has the lowest population density and population of all municipalities of in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the Eifel hills, approx. 35 km south-west of Euskirchen. The small medieval town Kronenburg is part of the municipality. Geography Dahlem is located in the northern Eifel region in the High Fens – Eifel Nature Park between Blankenheim in the Northeast and Stadtkyll the southwest. The Kyll The Kyll (), noted by the Roman poet Ausonius as ''Celbis'',Ausonius, ''Mosella'', v. 359 is a river in western Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate), left tributary of the Moselle. It rises in the Eifel mountains, near the b ... flows through the region from the Glaadtbach. The Heidenköpfe lie in the Ripsdorfer forest to the east. References External links Municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia Euskirchen (district) {{Euskirchen-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Regelbau Type 23 The ''Regelbau'' (German for "standard design") were a series of standardised bunker designs built in large numbers by the Germans in the Siegfried Line (german: Westwall) and the Atlantic Wall as part of their defensive fortifications prior to and during the Second World War. Purpose There were several advantages to standardising the design and construction: # Retention of proven design features when building new bunkers # Simpler manufacture of large quantities e.g. of armoured and ventilation components and simplified ordering from the industrial manufacturers involved # Easier surveying of construction sites with regard to the tactical situation # Simplified construction process # Easier supply of materials to the construction site Extent of standardization As early as 1933 the Army command began work on the standardisation of defensive works with their publication of the Order for the Construction of Permanent Fortifications (''Vorschrift zum Bau ständiger Befestigungsa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Regelbau Type 11 The ''Regelbau'' (German for "standard design") were a series of standardised bunker designs built in large numbers by the Germans in the Siegfried Line (german: Westwall) and the Atlantic Wall as part of their defensive fortifications prior to and during the Second World War. Purpose There were several advantages to standardising the design and construction: # Retention of proven design features when building new bunkers # Simpler manufacture of large quantities e.g. of armoured and ventilation components and simplified ordering from the industrial manufacturers involved # Easier surveying of construction sites with regard to the tactical situation # Simplified construction process # Easier supply of materials to the construction site Extent of standardization As early as 1933 the Army command began work on the standardisation of defensive works with their publication of the Order for the Construction of Permanent Fortifications (''Vorschrift zum Bau ständiger Befestigungsa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Regelbau Type 10 The ''Regelbau'' (German for "standard design") were a series of standardised bunker designs built in large numbers by the Germans in the Siegfried Line (german: Westwall) and the Atlantic Wall as part of their defensive fortifications prior to and during the Second World War. Purpose There were several advantages to standardising the design and construction: # Retention of proven design features when building new bunkers # Simpler manufacture of large quantities e.g. of armoured and ventilation components and simplified ordering from the industrial manufacturers involved # Easier surveying of construction sites with regard to the tactical situation # Simplified construction process # Easier supply of materials to the construction site Extent of standardization As early as 1933 the Army command began work on the standardisation of defensive works with their publication of the Order for the Construction of Permanent Fortifications (''Vorschrift zum Bau ständiger Befestigungsa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]