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Höckerlinie (dragon’s teeth) on the Westwall

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Hellenthal

Höckerlinie (dragon’s teeth) on the Westwall

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Höckerlinie (dragon’s teeth) on the Westwall

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Location: Hellenthal, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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R.Bungartz

January 13, 2024

The West Wall ran along the western border of the German Empire and was known to the Allies as the Siegfried Line. It consisted of over 18 thousand bunkers, tunnels as well as countless trenches and anti-tank barriers and was mainly built between 1936 and 1939.
The anti-tank barriers were built for many kilometers along the West Wall and because of their shape they were also called the hump line or dragon's teeth. Source: eifelfuehrer.de/index.php/touristische-ziel/neuere-geschichte/panzersperren-am-westwall.html

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Location: Hellenthal, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Höckerlinie (dragon’s teeth) on the Westwall

1. Ford Across the Prether Bach – Prethbach Stream loop from Dickerscheid

2. Schwalenbach Tunnel Portal – Süreberg Tunnel loop from Ramscheid

3. Schwalenbach Tunnel Portal – Missebach Wooden Bridge loop from Schwalenbach

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