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Hump line of the Orscholz bar
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April 21, 2022
Hiking
The hump line in Orscholz was part of the West Wall as a concrete anti-tank obstacle. This was built from 1938 to 1940 with bunkers, ditches and barriers to defend the western border of the German Reich and as a counterpart to the French Maginot Line. In Orscholz, a more than one kilometer long and particularly well-preserved section was uncovered and made accessible with a path.
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April 21, 2022
Hiking
During the Second World War, part of the West Wall ran between Orscholz and Oberleuken. The West Wall along the western border of the German Reich was …
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Elevation 420 m
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