One-man bunker Wesseling
The one-man bunker Wesseling is located in Wesseling , North Rhine-Westphalia , in the Rheinpark on the towpath.
The bunker, also known as the splinter protection cell (SSZ), observation bunker, fire guard house or post office, is only a few meters from the Rhine on the bank. The concrete cone, built in 1942, offered people protection from shrapnel and bombs during the Second World War .
In Wesseling there were several of these probably smallest bunkers in the world. Only this one is still there and was entered as a memorial on January 9, 2014 under No. 110 in the list of architectural monuments in Wesseling .
There is an information plaque in front of the monument. Your text: This small bunker served as temporary protection in the event of surprise attacks during World War II. As a makeshift shelter, it was a refuge for the boatmen at this point. Cast from concrete and firmly anchored on a concrete slab, it held the shocks and air pressure from impacting bombs instead of [sic!]. The heavy door secured the entry hatch and the viewing slits allowed observation of the dangerous situation. In an attack in 1944, the skipper of the cargo ship "Mainkette" saved himself in this one-man bunker and survived - Verein für Orts- und Heimatkunder Wesseling eV
Web links
- Birgit Lehmann: The smallest bunker will be a memorial. In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . November 21, 2013, accessed January 28, 2019 .
Coordinates: 50 ° 49 ′ 35.1 ″ N , 6 ° 59 ′ 2.5 ″ E