Fort Fedderwardersiel

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The Fort Fedderwardersiel was a fortification to protect the naval port of Wilhelmshaven .

Fort Fedderwardersiel was located to the left of the canal by the new buildings.

location

Location of the six Butjadinger forts behind the water obstacles.

The Fort Fedderwardersiel was located northwest of the port of Fedderwardersiel. It had an infantry factory with a bunker. The facility was designed for two platoons of infantry (~ 80 men). The exact location is not yet known. It is reasonable to assume that the facility was integrated into the dike, similar to Fort Stollhammerdeich .

Position of the forts to protect Wilhelmshaven.

history

The Fort Fedderwardersiel was created during the First World War . The facility had a bunker. During the Second World War it was used for Wilhelmshaven's air defense.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Fortress inventory (c) Martin Klöffler. Retrieved November 17, 2019 .
  2. ^ 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 .
  3. ↑ "In between" / Bunker in Weser-Ems-Land / Ammerland / Wesermarsch / Nordenham / Oldenburger Land - Hatten - Hude - Stuhr - Weyhe - Schönemoor - Wüsting - Wardenburg - Ganderkesee - Großenkneten - Huntlosen - Kirchweyhe - Dünsen - Wildeshausen - Hasbergen - Flak protection Bremen - air defense HB-Del air bases and deployment ports / Delmenhorst / Cloppenburg / Emsland / Grafschaft Bentheim / Nordhorn / Osnabrücker Land Nord / Oldenburger Münsterland / Diepholz. Retrieved November 17, 2019 .


Defense structures to protect Wilhelmshaven


Coastal batteries

Battery Horumersiel • dike battery Schillig • Meadow battery Schillig • Watt Battery Schillig • dike Eckwarderhörne battery • Battery Mellum • Fort Heppens • Groden battery • Dauensfelder battery • Left wing Battery • Battery Nordmole • Battery Südmole

Landside defense works

Large forts: Fort Mariensiel • Fort Schaar • Fort Rüstersiel Small forts: Commander's post Crildumersiel • Fort Hooksiel • Fort Tammhausen • Fort Altona • Fort Wehlens • Fort Sillenstede • Fort Moorwarfen • Fort Siebetshaus • Fort Jungfernbusch • Fort Schortens • Fort Dykhausen • Fort Hohemey • Fort Blauhand • Fort Ellenserdamm • Fort Meedengroden • Fort Wehgast • Fort Nordendergroden • ( Infantry factory Vareler Hafen ) • Fort Stollhammerdeich • Fort Iffens • Fort Mitteldeich • Fort Sinsum • Fort Fedderwardersiel • Fort Niens

Flak batteries - World War II

Flakbatterie Tirpitzhafen • Flakbatterie sands • Flakbatterie Schaar • Flakbatterie Kirchreihe • Flakbatterie Geniusbank • Flakbatterie Rüstersiel • Flakbatterie Tirpitzschleuse • Flakbatterie Raeder lock • Flakbatterie Schweiburg • Flakbatterie Seefeld • Flakbatterie Vareler port • Flakbatterie Dangast • Flakbatterie Blauhand • Flakbatterie Hohemey • Flakbatterie Schortens • Flakbatterie Siebetshaus • Flakbatterie Sillenstede • Flakbatterie Hooksiel • Flakbatterie Horumersiel • Flakbatterie Schillig • Flakbatterie Mellum • Flakbatterie Langwarden • Flakbatterie Tossens • Flakbatterie Eckwarderhörne • floating Flakbatterie Arcona • floating Flakbatterie Medusa

Coordinates: 53 ° 35 '55.9 "  N , 8 ° 21' 2.2"  E