Fort Stollhammerdeich

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Construction of Fort Stollhamm.

The Fort Stoll Hammer Deich (also Fort Stollhamm) was a fortification to protect the naval port of Wilhelmshaven .

location

Location of the six Butjadinger forts behind the water obstacles.

Fort Stollhamm was integrated into the dike at Stollhamm. It had an infantry position and a central infantry bunker on the top of the dike. To the east the plant was by MG - Bunker protected and Untertretraum. The system was enclosed by the Hayenschlooter Sieltief. The facility was designed for two platoons of infantry (~ 80 men).

Position of the forts to protect Wilhelmshaven.

history

The facility was built before the First World War and served to protect Wilhelmshaven. In World War II it was probably for the Marineflak used. The system was destroyed by the later expansion of the dike.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ 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 .
  2. ↑ "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 16, 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 ° 31 ′ 34.4 "  N , 8 ° 18 ′ 24.6"  E