Lock point Rein-Roost
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The Rein-Roost lockpoint was a defensive position for the Swiss Army . It formed the fifth and most important locking bar of the army position in the lower Aare valley, which was considered the axis of incidence from the north towards the central plateau.
The barrier was built between 1939 and 1940 under the leadership of the 5th Division and is considered a military historical monument of national importance.
Lock point Rein-Roost
Between Geissberg and Ibrig in 1939/40 the blocking points Rein of the 5th Division ( 2nd Army Corps ) and Roost of the 8th Division ( 3rd Army Corps ) were created. The Aare formed the section boundary between Brugg and Stilli . Tactically and historically, the administratively separate barriers Rein with 25 facilities and Roost with 17 objects belonged together.
The barrier consisted of a continuous tank obstacle (GPH) from Ibrig / Roost to the Aare and from Rein through the Villigerfeld to the Villiger-Buck . It was protected by infantry, cannons, artillery positions, the Besserstein and Rein artillery and the Villiger-Buck .
From 1951 four bunkers with Vickers flab cannons were built for anti-tank defense and from 1990 two 10.5 cm Centurion anti- tank systems were built as bunkered anti-tank positions.
The order of the blocking point belonging to Border Brigade 5 was: "Hold until the last cartridge", as with all border brigades. After an enemy had crossed the Rhine, every possible means had to be closed on the axes leading to the river, prevented from being pushed into the moated castle and from being pushed through one's own area.
Blocking point Rein with Geissberg
Locking point Roost with Ibrig
GPH Pure
GPH Pure
Systems blocking point Rein
In addition to the Rein Artillery Works (A 3840), the Rein blocking point consisted of the following systems:
- GPH Rein-Villigen ⊙
- Machine gun bunker "Steinrenne" A 3839 ⊙
- Infantry bunker: "Hinterrein-Ost" with an anti-tank cannon (Pak), a machine gun (Mg) A 3841 ⊙ , "Hinterrein-West" with 1 Mg A 3842 ⊙ , "Fuchsloch" with 1 Mg, 1 Lmg A 3843 ⊙ , Ik - Sign «Fuchsloch» ⊙ , «Kabisberg-Ost» with 1 Pak, 1 Mg A 3844 ⊙ , «Kabisberg-West» with 1 Mg A 3845 ⊙
- Artillery bunker "Villiger-Buck" with a 7.5 cm field cannon, 2 Mg A 3846 ⊙
- Artillery observer «Schwobeblick» with three observers A 3847 ⊙
- Battalion command post "Sunneberg" A 3866
- Artillery observation work "Steinbruch, Vorderrein" A 3870, rock with three underground artillery observation bunkers "East", "Middle", "West" (with indicator position), and accommodation for 22 men ⊙
- Artillery observation bunker «Hinterrein» A 3871 ⊙
- Artillery observation bunker "Hinterrein" A 3872 ⊙
- Artillery bunker Mändlisgrund A 3878, Riniken ⊙
- Battalion first aid station Langibirche A 3885, Riniken ⊙
- "Kegelplatz" observer stand A 3887
- Anti-tank bunker (Vickers-Pak): "Tannlirain" (Vickers-Pak) A 3896 ⊙ ,
- "Hubacker" anti-tank bunker (Vickers-Pak) A 3897 ⊙
- Anti-tank bunker «Langmatten» (Vickers-Pak) A 3898, built in 1953 ⊙
- Infantry bunker Gheid Rüfenach ⊙
- Observer Gheid Rüfenach ⊙
Artillery observer «Schwobeblick» with three observers A 3847
Anti-tank bunker «Langmatten» (Vickers-Pak) A 3898
Anti-tank bunker "Tannlirain" (Vickers-Pak) A 3896
Infantry bunker "Fuchsloch" A 3843
Command post Reinerberg A 3892
The Reinerberg A 3892 cavern was built in 1939/40 as an observation bunker on the Bruggerberg. At the same time, a protective tunnel (crew, ammunition and 8.1 cm mine thrower) for a mine throwing train (Mw Zug Stabskp Füs Bat 105) was built. In 1944 the tunnels were extended to the command post Grenzregiment 50 «Aare West / Bruggerberg». ⊙ ⊙
GPH Villigerfeld
Villigerfeld hump line with bunker A 3842
Monument construction of the locking point by the 5th Division
System locking point Roost
- GPH Roost ⊙
- Centi Bunker "Roost" A 3835 ⊙
- Infantry bunker: “Roost right” A 3836 ⊙ , “Roost left” A 3837 ⊙
- Anti-tank bunker "Roost" (Vickers-Pak) A 3895 ⊙
GPH Roost hump line
Vickers Bunker Roost A 3895
Anti-tank bunker Roost A 3837
Artillery Rein
The artillery plant Rein "Adlerhorst" (army designation A 3840) is located below the village of Rein near the left bank of the Aare ⊙ . Construction began in June 1940 with two gun positions, based on the pre-existing "Peter" infantry plant. The plant belonged to the 5th Division and had to support the 8th Division on the opposite side of the Aare (section boundary).
The armament consisted of two 7.5 cm bunker cannons for direct shooting with fire control from the gun, a bunker with an anti-tank cannon (Pak) and machine gun as well as a machine gun that acted on the Roost lock between the two cannon slots. There is a small mine thrower observer's post above the anti-tank bunker. The bunkered emergency exit is at the Rein village entrance ⊙ .
The artillery plant was rebuilt with Army 61 and from 1989 it was used as the “Central Camp S (Castle)” of the resistance organization P-26 and from 1989 as the Centi-Bunker “Rein” A 3829 (Switzerland's first Centi-Bunker).
Artillery plant Rein A 3840 with Centi bunker A 3829
Scharte Centi Bunker A 3829
Entrance barracks old AW Adlerhorst and “central warehouse S” P-26
Bunker with emergency exit
The parcels of Artillery Works, Centi Bunker and Emergency Exit have been owned by the Reuenthal Fortress Museum since 2016 .
literature
- Max Rudolf: Defense preparation Inf Rgt 4 at Villiger Geissberg - Bruggerberg 1939–1940 . 2002.
- Silvio Keller, Maurice Lovisa, Patrick Geiger: Military-historical monuments in the canton of Aargau. DDPS 2006 (PDF; 7.9 MB).
Web links
- Little Porcupine: Border Brigade 5th
- Searching for traces of active service 1940: Sappers Company II / 5
- Little porcupine: pure roost