Lock point Niederurnen-Ziegelbrücke
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The Niederurnen-Ziegelbrücke barrier (army designation no. 2415) was a defense position of the Swiss army at the former entrance to the Reduite . It extends from Ziegelbrücke to Niederurnen at the entrance to the valley in the Glarnerland .
In World War II it was the right of the 4th Army Corps subordinate group Glärnisch operated, which also includes the Glarner Gebirgsfüsilierbataillon 85 belonged, and in 1947 she came to Reduitbrigade 24 . It was abandoned in the 1990s and is preserved as a lock point of national importance.
Lock point Niederurnen-Ziegelbrücke
On the Biberlichopf ⊙ above Ziegelbrücke are the remains of a Roman watchtower that was part of the security system from the time of Emperor Augustus , which was built to protect the connection between Lake Zurich and Lake Walen . A military shelter was built over the remains of the tower during the First World War . On the mountain side there are remains of anti-tank traps from the Second World War.
The blocking point had the task of blocking the passage (passage) Walensee-Linebene / Zürichsee on both sides between Ziegelbrücke and Niederurnen.
In the area of the Canton of Glarus (left bank of the Linth Canal), an anti-tank obstacle GPH extends from the Linth Canal to the rock head below the Schlössli Oberwindegg in Niederurnen. In the area of the canton of St. Gallen (right bank of the Linth Canal) there is a short GPH on both sides of the Ziegelbrücke station: northwest between the canal and Felskopf below the Niederwindegg castle ruins and southeast in front of the Biberlikopf. The lock area includes eight shelters, seven infantry bunkers, three observers and three modern shelters.
In October 1939, construction of the bunkers along the Linth Canal began. In January 1940 the two observers were dug under the Schlössli Oberwindegg and in September the tank ditch for the GPH between Ziegelbrücke and Niederurnen. The blocking point was completed in autumn 1941. The GPH of the lock had to be created as a double obstacle to the east and west, so that a march through from both sides could be prevented. With the downstream locking point at Näfels , she had to block access to the Glarnerland. The outer shell of some of the shelters was made of ashlar masonry to save concrete. The brick wall tank wall was partially expanded as a "battlement" for riflemen.
Lock points on the Escher and Linth canals
Numerous bunkers and shelters were built along the Escher and Linth canals in front of the Näfels barrier .
- Shelter Biasche-Strasse A 6806 ⊙
- Shelter grove A 6807 ⊙
- Infantry bunker, keeper's house A 6808 ⊙
- Shelter Schwerzi A 6809 ⊙
- Infantry bunker Birchen A 6810 ⊙
- Linthknie infantry bunker A 6811 ⊙
- Linthsteg shelter A 6812 ⊙
- Stand signal A 6813 ⊙
Infantry factory keeper's house A 6808
Schwerzi A 6809 shelter
Infantry bunker Birchen A 6810
Linthknie infantry bunker A 6811
Lock point Escherkanal
- Infantry bunker Damm A 6759 ⊙
- Sitenhölzli infantry bunker A 6761 ⊙
- Shelter (cavern) Sitenhölzli A 6762 ⊙
- Linthknie infantry bunker A 677 ⊙
- Shelter copper slope A 6771 ⊙
- Infantry bunker Winden A 6772 ⊙
- Infantry bunker Wallenberg A 6773 ⊙
- GPH Sitenhölzli T 3501 ⊙
- GPH Sitenhölzli T 3501.01 ⊙
- GPH Sitenhölzli T 3501.02 ⊙
Sitenhölzli infantry bunker A 6761
Shelter copper slope A 6771
Infantry bunker Winden A 6772
GPH Sitenhölzli T 3501
Lock point Lehni
The lock point Lehni near Weesen (Army designation no. 2409) was occupied by the factory company (Wk Kp) 46.
- Infantry bunker Durchschlägi A 6800
- Shelter / artillery observer See A 6801 ⊙
- Infantry bunker See A 6802 ⊙
- Shelter Riet A 6803 ⊙
- Shelter Menzi A 6804 ⊙
- Infantry bunker Biasche A 6805 ⊙
Shelter / artillery observer Lake A 6801
Infantry bunker See A 6802
Shelter Riet A 6803
Lock point Gäsi
The Gäsi barrier (army designation no.2416) comprises five explosive objects:
- Explosive object bridge N3 North Escherkanal M 2842 ⊙
- Explosive object bridge SBB-Escherkanal M 2843 ⊙
- Explosive object Bridge N3 South Escherkanal M 2850 ⊙
- Explosive object Bridge Escherkanal-Gäsi M 2851 ⊙
- Explosive object on the street Mollis-Filzbach M 2852
- Barricade Strasse Kerenzerberg-Brämboden T 3507
Bridges SBB-Escherkanal
Motorway bridges N3 Escherkanal
Lock points Niederurnen-Windegg
There is a double-sided barrier in the narrow area between Niederurnen and Ziegelbrücke. It had a breakthrough from the Linth area into the Glarnerland towards Reduit and the passage from Lake Walen into the Linth area towards Lake Zurich to be blocked. Until the construction of the Näfels lock, this was the most important lock in the Glarnerland.
Infantry bunker Oberer Jenny A 6814
Infantry bunker Unterer Jenny A 6815
- Infantry bunker Schöppi A 6816
- Infantry bunker Rosenegg A 6817 ⊙
- Ik sign Rosenegg A 6818
- IK sign Rosenegg Mitte A 6819
- Infantry bunker wall corner A 6820 ⊙
- Park shelter with armored observation tower A 6821 (dismantled)
- Weiher A 6822 shelter
- Infantry bunker Oertli A 6823 ⊙
- Allmend A 6824 shelter
- Infantry bunker Mazza A 6825 ⊙
- Church shelter A 6826: tank observation tower with four notches
- Infantry bunker Schwert A 6827 ⊙
- Infantry bunker Bad A 6828 ⊙
- Schlösslirippe A 6829 infantry bunker
- Shelter Kälin A 6830 ⊙
- A 6831 school building shelter
- KP Rebberg (cavern) A 6832 ⊙
- Artillery observer Alpholzberg (cavern) A 6833
- Artillery observer Stockberg (cavern) A 6834
- Gravel pit shelter - tank observation tower with 6 notches A 6835
- Infantry bunker station A 6836 ⊙
- Pak cavern Windegg A 6837 ⊙
- Infantry bunker Christeliwies A 6838
- Infantry bunker dome A 6839 ⊙
- Tank wall brick bridge T 3510
- Terrain tank obstacle monument brick bridge T 3511 ⊙
- Armored terrain obstacle Windegg T 3512 ⊙
Brick Bridge GPH Monument T 3511
Pak Windegg A 6837
Infantry bunker dome A 6839
- U4 spherical bunker tank wall corner F 14101
- U4 spherical bunker tank wall F 14102
- U4 spherical bunker F 14103
- U4 spherical bunker F 14104
- U4 spherical bunker F 14105
- U4 spherical bunker F 14106
- U4 Kugelbunker railway line F 14107
- U4 spherical bunker railway bridge F 14110
- ASU 6S factory F 14111
- ASU 6S depot F 14112
literature
- Lock point Niederurnen-Ziegelbrücke . In: Silvio Keller, Maurice Lovisa, Thomas Bitterli: Military monuments in the cantons of Glarus, Appenzell Inner and Outer Rhodes and St. Gallen. Inventory of the combat and command structures. Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sport (Ed.), Bern 2006: (pdf, 2.6 MB) pp. 16–17
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fortress Oberland: Lehni lock point ( memento from August 19, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Fortress Oberland: Gäsi Lock Point ( Memento from August 20, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Oberland Fortress: Locking point Niederurnen-Ziegelbrücke GL ( Memento from 19 August 2016 in the Internet Archive )
Coordinates: 47 ° 7 '46.3 " N , 9 ° 4' 33" E ; CH1903: seven hundred and twenty-four thousand two hundred ten / 221135