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Fort III Ossendorf

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Fort III Ossendorf

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  • Location: North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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    December 7, 2020

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    This fort was built between 1874 and 1876 in the Ossendorf district. The Butzweiler pilot station was not far from here. After WW I, Fritz Enke converted the area with the fort into a recreation area with a meadow for the people.
    In 1965 the facility was blown up by the German Bundeswehr for training purposes.
    What is left is a meadow landscape with bushes and low trees. The ruins of the fort lie around in the landscape.
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    February 18, 2024

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    Today you can still find remnants of the former Prussian fortress ring around Cologne.
    The Fort Ill and the intermediate plant Ill b were among the large complexes that once surrounded Cologne in a ring. The floor plan of the fort, which was destroyed in 1965 (280m wide and 220m deep), can still be seen from the surrounding forest cover. The intermediate work, which was converted into a forest school in 1924, has been largely preserved.
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