The West Wall was an approximately 630 km long military defense system that was built between 1936 and 1940 and was intended to secure the western border of the then German Reich. Former bunkers, as well as countless ditches and anti-tank barriers have been preserved to this day. The Westwall ran from Kleve on the Dutch border to the Swiss border. Today, valuable biotopes for flora and fauna have emerged in the remains of the former military defense line.

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The Siegfried Line, along the western border of the German Empire (also known by the Allies as the Siegfried Line), was a military defense system spread over approx. 630 km, …

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1. View of Ormont – Ruins of a Westwall bunker loop from Kobscheid

21.0km

05:42

290m

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2. Mooshaus loop from Roth bei Prüm

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02:18

80m

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3. Forester's house – Auf der Wart loop from Rohrvenn

10.5km

02:50

140m

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Location: Ormont, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Westwall tank traps (Höcker) in Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

1. View of Ormont – Ruins of a Westwall bunker loop from Kobscheid

2. Mooshaus loop from Roth bei Prüm

3. Forester's house – Auf der Wart loop from Rohrvenn

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