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Gempenturm Observation Tower
DiscoverPlaces to seeSwitzerlandNordwestschweizBasel-LandschaftDorneckGempen
Gempenturm Observation Tower
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Gempenturm Observation Tower
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Eric 🖖
March 14, 2020
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What many do not know: the Gempenturm has an eventful history behind it and is not just an excursion site. For example, he played a not insignificant role for Switzerland during the Second World War to observe the troop movements of the Germans and French in the border area from here. A ‘Division Gempen’ of the CH Army was stationed on the Gempenturm for this task. Among other things there was a dogfight over Gempen where an American. Bomber was shot down.
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Elevation 720 m
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