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Höckerlinie (Westwall) tank barriers in the Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

Höckerlinie (Westwall) tank barriers in the Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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Höckerlinie (Westwall) tank barriers in the Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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Location: Scheid, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Karin 🐾 🇺🇦 🕊

March 23, 2021

Between the trees and in the meadows, you will always find remnants of the hump line. The striking "triangles" are part of an old defense system of the German Reich. After the First World War, many European countries built complex border fortifications. It was believed that the deterrent effect of modern defenses could avoid future conflicts. Construction on the German western border began in 1936. The National Socialists promoted the built bunkers and cusp lines (anti-tank barriers) as "protective and peace walls". However, it turned out that the Siegfried Line, with a length of 630 kilometers, from Kleve to Basel, was part of the preparations for war by the German Empire. (Outdoor active)

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R.Bungartz

November 23, 2024

The West Wall ran along the western border of the German Reich and was known to the Allies as the Siegfried Line. It consisted of over 18,000 bunkers, tunnels, and countless trenches and tank traps and was mainly built between 1936 and 1939. Source: eifelfuehrer.de/touristische-ziele/neuere-geschichte/panzersperren-am-westwall

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Aktivix 🌐

April 10, 2020

The west wall was! 640 km long

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Location: Scheid, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Höckerlinie (Westwall) tank barriers in the Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

1. Wilsamtal Information Board – Wilsambach Stream loop from Frauenkron

2. Wilsambach Stream – Hubertus Hut loop from Udenbreth

3. Wilsambach Stream – Hubertus Hut loop from Udenbreth

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