Grolman Bastion
The Grolman Bastion is located in the Russian city of Kaliningrad , the former Koenigsberg . It is near Alexander-Newski-Strasse (Cranzer Allee) in the direction of Moskovsky Prospect , opposite the Kronprinz defense barracks .
history
The bastion was built from 1856 to 1860 and named after the Prussian army reformer Karl von Grolman . The horseshoe-shaped reduit was part of the fortification buildings in the 19th century that were built in the Königsberger Peripetie . The architects remained unknown. In April 1945 the 367th Infantry Division had its last command post there. On April 10, the bastion was surrounded by the Red Army; the defenders and the division commander Lieutenant General Hermann Hähnle were taken prisoner by the Soviets. In the post-war period, the building was used as storage or workshop space for small businesses. The establishment of a hotel is currently being planned.
literature
- Robert Albinus: Königsberg Lexicon. City and surroundings . Flechsig, Würzburg 2002, ISBN 3-88189-441-1 .
Coordinates: 54 ° 43 ′ 3.2 ″ N , 20 ° 31 ′ 58.5 ″ E