Fort Sinsum

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

Location of Fort Sinsum

location

Location of the six Butjadinger forts behind the water obstacles.

The fort is about 1.4 kilometers west of Burhave . It was built as a closed bezel . The facility was designed for two platoons of infantry (~ 80 men). It consists of an almost circular ditch. The facility has a size of about 130 × 150 meters. On the inside there is a wall about one meter high.

Position of the forts to protect Wilhelmshaven.

history

Fort Sinsum was created before the First World War . In the Second World War it was probably used for Wilhelmshaven's air defense. Today the moat and the wall are still preserved.

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 ° 34 ′ 26.9 ″  N , 8 ° 20 ′ 4.3 ″  E