Or position

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Bunker near the village of Waldhäuser on the Oder
Bunker on the Oder bridge near Tschicherzig in Silesia
Bunkered observation dome near Tschicherzig

The Oder position was a German line of fortifications along the Oder River in Silesia and Eastern Brandenburg . It consisted of a system of around 650 (of around 780 planned) single-storey reinforced concrete bunkers, observation bunkers or artillery bunkers with armored domes. The position was a strategic southern extension of the Oder-Warthe fortress arch . They were built between 1928 and 1939 and modernized again between 1944 and 1945. The line of fortifications ran along the left bank of the Oder from Breslau to Crossen on the Oder (now Krosno Odrzańskie ). In addition to concrete fortifications, hundreds of wooden and earth shelters, concrete machine gun positions , trenches , tank trenches and reinforced artillery positions had been built. The bridge areas were surrounded by barbed wire fences and mine fields. In addition to the main defense line, fortifications were also built in the apron (bridgeheads on the right bank of the Oder) and in the hinterland ( Bober line).

literature

  • Albert Molt: The German fortress construction from the Memel to the Atlantic 1900–1945. Müller, Erlangen 2000, ISBN 3-86070-905-4 .
  • T. Andrzejewski, K. Motyl: Characterystyka obiektów "Oderstellung" w rejonie Bytomia Odrzańskiego, [w:] Budownictwo obronne Środkowego Nadodrza. Powiat novosolski. Nowa Sól 2003, ISBN 83-907515-8-5 .
  • K. Zdanowicz: Characterystyka Schronów obserwacyjnych. Rejon Milsko. (= Fortyfikacje na Ziemi Lubuskiej. No. 3). 1997.

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