The development and history of this military-historically interesting infantry position from the First World War is described and clearly presented on the display board. From the trenches to staging areas to the toilet.
It's a good thing that the war didn't reach this position!

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Frank Der Entspannende

January 5, 2021

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From 1907, the Selzstellung was built, according to a decree by Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1900. The outermost ring of the Mainz bulwark was expanded in a circular form from …

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Hunderunde

November 30, 2022

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Hardly anything can be seen of the ditches and the like. You nature reclaims everything. Only the signs still remember.

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Elevation 240 m

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Sunday 15 March

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Location: Gau-Algesheim, Mainz-Bingen, Rhenish Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Infantry Position Information Board – Bollwerk Mainz

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