Hohenzollern redoubt

Coordinates: 50 ° 29 ′ 51.1 ″  N , 2 ° 46 ′ 37.2 ″  E

Plan of the Hohenzollern Redoute in October 1915

The power pole stands today on the site of the former Hohenzollern Redoute

The Hohenzollern Redoubt (English Hohenzollern Redoubt, German Hohenzollernwerk) was a fortified position near Auchy-les-Mines in France.

The position was surrounded by coal pits and their spoil heaps when British troops took them completely at the beginning of the Battle of Loos on September 25, 1915. In the fighting of the following days the German troops were able to recapture almost all of the position, but the British were able to hold part of the redoubt to the west. The fighting of the Battle of Loos concentrated on this position after September 28th. British troops made one last attempt on October 13 to take the position completely; this attack alone cost them 3700 casualties.

Web links

Commons : Hohenzollern Redoute  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• An other fight for Hohenzollern Redoubt website of The Western Front Association.
• Report of the archaeological investigation of the Hohenzollern Redoute (PDF; 2.8 MB) 2005. (Engl.)