Fort Ebersberg, also known as Fort Rüdlingen, was built between 1938 and 1940 in the
Swiss
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Canton of Zurich
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Arts and ent ...
to guard the
Rhine
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against a German invasion at the opening of World War II. It is the only such position in the Zurich canton, located near the town of
Berg am Irchel
Berg am Irchel is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
History
Berg am Irchel is first mentioned around 1100 as ''Berga''. In 1243 it was mentioned as ''Berge''.
Geography
Berg am Irchel ha ...
. The fort was part of the Swiss
Border Line defenses, Swiss military designation A5438.
Description
The fort was built between 1938 and 1940, buried in sandstone on a north-facing slope. In 1978, the weapons were removed. The fort was decommissioned April 2003.
Ebersberg's primary weapons were two semi-automatic 75mm guns in separate blockhouses,
[Kauffmann, pp. 157-158] intended to hamper a German crossing of the
Rhine
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Present situation
The surface installations at Ebersberg are accessible and have interpretive displays. The subterranean parts of the fort are not accessible to the public.
The site is maintained in preservation under a long-term lease by the Military Historical Foundation of the Canton of Zurich. Although the guns were removed, the remainder of the equipment remains. Public tours are available.
References
*Kauffmann, J.E., Jurga, R., ''Fortress Europe: European Fortifications of World War II'', Da Capo Press, USA, 2002, .
External links
Festung Ebersberg(in German)
at the Military Historical Foundation of Zurich (in German)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ebersberg, Fort
Border Line fortifications of Switzerland
Cold War museums in Switzerland
World War II museums in Switzerland
Museums in the canton of Zürich
20th-century architecture in Switzerland