Fort Dykhausen
The Fort Dykhausen was a fortification to protect the naval port of Wilhelmshaven .
Location and structure
The fort was built as a closed lunette . The facility was designed for two platoons of infantry (~ 80 men). It is located to the west of the K 98, to the south is the Ems-Jade Canal . The fort is 180 meters long and 80 meters wide. The entrance of the fort is to the east. The moat and the earth walls of the complex are still preserved.
history
Fort Dykhausen was built between 1914 and 1916 during the First World War . It had a group shelter with an ammunition bunker. To the north of the facility was the Dykhausen-Nord flak battery and the Marienhausen flak battery. The Dykhausen-Süd flak battery was located south of the fort. During the Second World War , contrary to most other systems, it was not integrated into Wilhelmshaven's air defense. In 1954 the buildings were blown up. Today there is a pond in the place of the infantry room.
Web links
- Fort Dykhausen , on www.festungsbauten.de, with pictures.
- Infanteriewerk Dykhausen , on www.luftschutzbunker-wilhelmshaven.de
Individual evidence
- ^ Frank Gosch: fortress construction on the North Sea and Baltic Sea. The history of the German coastal fortifications until 1918 . 1st edition. Mittler, Hamburg / Berlin / Bonn 2003, ISBN 3-8132-0743-9 , pp. 51-64 .
- ↑ a b Frank Gosch: fortress construction on the North Sea and Baltic Sea. The history of the German coastal fortifications until 1918 . 1st edition. Mittler, Hamburg / Berlin / Bonn 2003, ISBN 3-8132-0743-9 , pp. 51-64 .
- ^ I-Werk Dykhausen. Retrieved November 16, 2019 .
Coordinates: 53 ° 30 ′ 19.7 ″ N , 7 ° 57 ′ 39.7 ″ E