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Bunker 139/40, Siegfried Line, Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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Simmerath

Bunker 139/40, Siegfried Line, Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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Location: Simmerath, Städteregion Aachen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Cattle and Sheep Barn Buhlert Bunkers – Bunker 132 (Westwall) loop from Simonskall

6.12km

01:41

100m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. View over the Kall Valley – Simonskall Village loop from Vossenack

20.9km

06:09

580m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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3. Bunker 132 (Westwall) – Simonskall Village loop from Simonskall

12.0km

03:26

290m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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HeJi

January 29, 2017

During the Second World War, the Buhlert was part of the highly contested northern Eifel, for example, during the Battle of Hürtgenwald, the scene of defense of the Wehrmacht against the attacking US Army. Even today, trenches, bomb craters, bunkers and excavated finds are evidence of the heavy fighting.

Also over the Buhlert stretched the Westwall with its bunkers, of which today still some are well preserved and safely accessible. The remaining bunkers are the group shelters 131 and 132 built in the course of the Limes program, the double group stand 139/140, the MG bunker 135 and a bunker for water supply. The latter is still in operation today and is used in exercises by the volunteer fire department. There is also a small water reservoir for the nearby Reichsarbeitsdienst camp right next to the car park on the L 246.

During the construction work to build the bunkers, a "bunker road" was built to provide the construction sites with the necessary material. The road is still preserved today as a paved forest road. For the work of the Reich Labor Service was responsible, whose camp was 7/315 on the site of today's Wandererparkplatzes on the L 246th Of these, no remains are recognizable today.

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Kai 🇺🇦

August 2, 2018

Currently also closed in summer (as of July 2018).

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JürgenW

May 30, 2020

Well-preserved bunkers, witnesses of a dark period, today a shelter for bats.

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Location: Simmerath, Städteregion Aachen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Bunker 139/40, Siegfried Line, Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

1. Cattle and Sheep Barn Buhlert Bunkers – Bunker 132 (Westwall) loop from Simonskall

2. View over the Kall Valley – Simonskall Village loop from Vossenack

3. Bunker 132 (Westwall) – Simonskall Village loop from Simonskall

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