Schindellegi lockout
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The Schindellegi locking point was a border fortification of the Swiss Army . It consists of the partial dams Schindellegi (army designation no. 2403) and Biberbrugg (no. 2407) in the localities of Schindellegi and Biberbrugg at the Reduite entrance to the Schwyz basin in the canton of Schwyz .
The barrier was built from 1941, belonged to the operational area of the 6th Division and from 1947 to the Reduit Brigade 24 . It is considered a military historical monument of national importance.
history
The strategic location of the village of Schindellegi at the north-eastern entrance to Central Switzerland and the Sattel led to armed conflicts from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, namely during the Old Zurich War (1439–1450), during the Kappel Wars (1529–1531), during the Villmerger Wars ( 1656–1712) and by French troops in action near Schindellegi (1798).
During the Second World War , the new army position in the Reduit ordered by General Guisan (Operation Orders No. 11, 12, 13) gave the impetus for the construction of the lock point. In August 1940 the 6th Division was withdrawn from the Limmat position to reinforce the left wing of the 4th Army Corps and was given the task of closing the access to the Schwyz basin from west of the Etzel ( Sihlgraben ) to Lake Lucerne .
Within this system, the Schindellegi, Biberbrugg barriers and the Schwantenau ( Einsiedeln ) base had the task of using mechanized means and infantry to prevent the enemy from breaking through from the Lake Zurich area over the Sihl in the direction of Central Switzerland. First a road and rail barricade at Schindellegi was built. In 1941 bunkers and anti-tank shields and in 1943 concrete shelters were built in the Schwantenauwald, the Altberg infantry bunker (A 7137) and the Horgenberg anti-tank obstacle (Einsiedeln, T 3618). For anti-aircraft defense, the area was protected with three 20 mm flab cannons from Flab Detachment 74. The Schindellegi and Biberbrugg barriers formed the section of the reduit border between the Feuerschwand barrier and the Etzel barrier .
The two anti-tank bunkers (A7146, A7147) were supposed to destroy advancing armored forces north and south of the railway line at Kaltenboden. They were permanently equipped with a 7.5 cm 03 cannon, which after active service was replaced by 4.7 cm anti-tank guns (anti-tank guns) with pivot mounts and later by the 9 cm anti-tank guns 50/57 . During the Cold War, the facilities were modernized and additional shelters were built.
Partial closure Schindellegi
The Schindellegi barrier (No. 2403) included six infantry bunkers, two anti-tank bunkers and three shelters:
- Infantry bunker Schindellegi 1 A 7140: machine gun (Mg), light machine gun (Lmg) and observer (ob) ⊙
- Infantry bunker Schindellegi 2 A 7145: Mg, 2 Lmg and Ob, 24 mm tank canister (mobile) ⊙
- Infantry bunker Schindellegi 3 A 7141: Mg, 2 Lmg and Ob ⊙
- Infantry bunker Schindellegi 4 A 7142: Mg, Lmg and Ob ⊙
- Infantry bunker Schindellegi 5 A 7144: Mg, Lmg and Ob ⊙
- Infantry bunker Schindellegi 6 A 7149: double command and observer ⊙
- Anti-tank bunker Kaltenboden 1 A 7146: 7.5 cm field cannon, replaced with: 4.7 cm Pak 41, later 9 cm Pak 50/57 ⊙
- Anti-tank bunker Kaltenboden 2 A 7147: 7.5 cm field cannon, replaced with: 4.7 cm Pak 41, later 9 cm Pak 50/57 ⊙
- Small shelter Kaltenboden 3 A 7143: switchboard ⊙
- Small shelter Kaltenboden 4 A 7148 ⊙
- Schindellegi shelter 7 A 7150 dismantled
- two permanent infantry weapon positions Schindellegi road tunnel T8 (A 7151, A 7152)
- Wildspitz 1 A 7157 shelter
- Wildspitz shelter 2 A 7156
- Wildspitz shelter 3 A 7155 ⊙
- Ladder moss shelter A 7158
- Artillery observer Rossberg Ost 1-3 (A 7159, A 7160, A 7161)
- Rossberg-Scherenspitz shelter A 7162
- Artillery observer Rossberg West 3 A 7163
- Shelters Rossberg and Scherenbrücke (A 7164, A 7165)
- U4 spherical bunker Schindellegi SOB F 14301
- Explosive objects Sihlbrücken Strasse / side street and explosive object SOB (M 2662, M 2664)
- Barricade Schindellegi road tunnel T8 T 3629
- Barricade scissor bridge T 3630
- Barricade Strasse Schindellegi-Strasse T 3631
- Barricade street Schindellegi-Weg to the saw T 3632
Infantry bunker Schindellegi A 7141
Switchboard Schindellegi A 7143
Anti-tank bunker Kaltenboden A 7146
Machine gun bunker Kaltenboden A 7145
Biberbrugg partial closure
The Biberbrugg barrier (no.2407) included three infantry bunkers and fourteen shelters:
- Infantry bunker Schwantenau / Altberg A 7137: 2 Mg, 3 Lmg and ob ⊙
- Infantry bunker Biberbrugg Waldschloss A 7138: 7.5 cm field cannon (FK), Mg, Lmg and ob ⊙
- Biberbrugg Infantry Bunker Restaurant Bahnhof A 7139: 7.5 cm-Fk, Lmg and ob ⊙
- Shelters Schwantenau 1-7 (A 7130 - A 7136) ⊙
- Atomic protection shelter ASU 6S Waldschloss, Altberg, Bennau (F 14150, 14151, 14152)
- Shelter U12 VOBAG Bennau (double, F 14300) - KP Füs Bat 179
- U4 spherical bunker Schnabelsberg, Schnabelsberg, ZMS (F 14302, 14303, 14304)
- Barricade Beaver Bridge T 3622
- Barricade Beaver Bridge SOB T 3634
- Barricade Gütsch saw T 3635
- Barricade Neuberg saw T 3636
- Barricade Neuberg saw SOB T 3637
- Explosive object road / rail Biberbrugg M 2685
Biberbrugg A 7138 infantry bunker
Biberbrugg infantry bunker A 7139
Infantry bunker Schwantenau A 7137
Shelter Schwantenau A 7135
Military historical associations
The Military History Foundation of the Canton of Zug and the Schwyzer Festungswerke Foundation have military history facilities in the former operations room of the 6th Division, which they make accessible to the public with open days and guided tours. The Schindellegi hiking trail to Biberbrugg leads south of the railway line past the infantry bunkers.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Schindellegi blocking point In: Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sport (ed.): Military monuments in the cantons of Uri, Schwyz and Zug. Inventory of the combat and command structures. Pages 22-23.
- ↑ Oberland Fortress: Lock 2403/2407 Schindellegi-Biberbrugg SZ
- ↑ Schwyz fortifications: Schindellegi hiking trail to Biberbrugg ( memorial from December 26, 2015 in the Internet Archive )