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Infantry Position of the Mainz Bulwark (World War I)

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Infantry Position of the Mainz Bulwark (World War I)

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

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    December 28, 2020

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    Two memorial plaques along the “Hiwweltour Bismarck Tower” remind of the history of the Gau-Algesheimer Kopf and the Westerberg during the First World War. The infantry positions still preserved from this time are among the very little preserved fortresses of their kind in Germany.
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    June 27, 2021

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    Interesting display board in this regard at two different points on the Hiwweltour. The link hidden behind the QR code no longer exists, but you can easily find it on …
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    February 14, 2019

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