Reduit

This article explains the Reduit as a reinforced defense structure in general, for the national Swiss Alpine bulwark of the same name in World War II, see Swiss Reduit . In Switzerland, Reduit also refers to a closet or a storage room .

Reduit of the fort Oberer Kuhberg of the federal fortress Ulm

Rhine side view of the Reduit in Mainz-Kastel

The Reduit (of French . Réduit ) is a fortified defensive structure that served to retreat for the crew if the upstream defensive wall was overcome by the enemy. The reduit (the core work) is located inside a defensive wall. They were increasingly used in the detached works of the New Prussian / New German fortification manner of the 19th century. They were among the strongest fortifications and were intended to ensure a stubborn defense. The Citadel , for example, is the Reduit or withdrawal mechanism within a fortress , similarly, had the castle construction of the keep the function of a redoubt.

Individual reduits

• Antwerp Fortress , Antwerp
• Reduit in the Swiss Alps ( Réduit National ), see: Swiss Reduit
• Federal fortress Ulm - several outer forts
• Koblenz Fortress - Fort Asterstein , Feste Kaiser Franz
• Reduit of the Kastel bridgehead of the fortress Mainz - banks of the Rhine in Mainz-Kastel
• Komárno (Slovakia)
• Komárom Monostori erőd (Monostor Fortress)
• Reduit Tilly - part of the bridgehead fortification of the Ingolstadt state fortress

Web links

Wiktionary: Reduit  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

• www.fortenantwerpen.be
• Fortress city of Coeln