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Fort VI Deckstein

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Fort VI Deckstein

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    September 11, 2020

    Fort Deckstein, as it is also called, was built between 1873 and 1876 as part of the outer fortification ring of the Prussian era. According to the Versailles Treaty, after the First World War, only the town-facing Kehlhaus and the side ramparts were allowed to remain.

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      February 11, 2017

      Fort at the Decksteiner Weiher

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        December 13, 2020

        The Decksteiner Fort was built in 1873 and razed according to WW I. It had various functions. Today it is used for sports. The surrounding landscape has been converted into an enchanting rock garden with the help of the structural remains after the partial grinding.

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          October 14, 2018

          Old Prussian fortress at the Decksteiner Weiher.

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            March 29, 2020

            A piece of Cologne history

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              March 29, 2020

              The rock garden is particularly beautiful

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                August 9, 2021

                A look into the time of the military fortification of Cologne

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                  July 10, 2022

                  To get a better overview of the fort, I have uploaded a couple of pictures of the plan here.
                  Table 3 and 4
                  Unfortunately, these have already suffered somewhat from the weather, but this does not detract from their usefulness.
                  Have fun exploring!

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                    December 24, 2024

                    "Fort VI is located north of Gleuler Str.
                    As part of the new fortification belt, construction work began in 1873 and was the first structure to be built.
                    The fort was completed in 1876 so that it could be put into use for the first time.

                    Like all fortresses, Fort VI was designed and built as an artillery fort with infantry support.
                    The neighboring forts were 3450m (Fort V)/3000m (Fort VII) apart.
                    The effective firing distances were further minimized by the construction of intermediate structures.
                    So that the forts and intermediate structures could optimally cover each other.

                    With the introduction of explosive ammunition, the Cologne fortresses had to be reinforced. For cost reasons, the Kehl barracks were only partially reinforced.
                    In a subsequent modernization measure, new components such as intermediate space guards (Fort VI & VII), connecting batteries and watchtowers were installed in the particularly threatened fortresses.

                    Fort VI is one of the few fortresses that received the entire modernization program.
                    The fort was also converted into an infantry fort, the gun emplacements with their traverses were cleared.
                    Instead, the surface of the fort was given gun emplacements, some of them made of concrete.
                    The shoulder caponiers and the top caponiers were torn down and replaced by shoulder and top trench defenses made of concrete.

                    In 1921, the fort was demolished in accordance with the Treaty of Versailles..."

                    MORE INFORMATION:
                    koelner-festungsbauten.de/files/fortVI/sechs.htm

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                      March 16, 2025

                      Part of the city defense from the First World War

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