Lock point Waldegg
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The Waldegg barrier was a barrier built by the Swiss Army between 1939 and 1940 during the Second World War to prevent the enemy from advancing into the Reuss Valley towards the Gotthard .
The blocking point of the Limmat position in the area of the city of Zurich ( Albisrieden district ) and the municipality of Uitikon is a military-historical monument of national importance. The blocking point was declassified and abolished in 1988 (tank ditch etc.) and 1993 (Pulverhausstrasse).
history
The Waldegg crossing is of historical and strategic importance. After the First Battle of Zurich in 1799, French and Austrian troops occupied this line.
One month after the beginning of the Second World War , General Guisan ordered the deployment of the army from the standby position to the Limmat position on October 4, 1939, with "Operation Order No. 2". With the connection Sargans - Walensee - Zürichsee - Limmat - Bözberg - Hauenstein , it became the first line of defense of the Swiss Army in an attack from the north. This was fortified from September 27, 1939, including the Waldegg locking point.
The three-kilometer-wide section of the 6th Division between Uetliberg , Waldegg and Urdorfer Senke consisted of a deep system of alternating positions that began on the Limmat and ended behind the Reppisch . There were no bunkered weapons positions, but fortified troop shelters. Only through the open Urdorf depression ran a tank barrier with 18 concreted weapon stands. The Waldegg locking point belonged to the area of the Uetliberg Fortress , where over 100 bullet-proof standardized shelters and caverns would have protected against enemy artillery use or air raids. They were part of the main defense position on the wooded heights south of the city of Zurich and the Limmat.
The Sappeurkompanie II / 6 (Sap Kp II / 6) of the 6th Division under Captain Kollbrunner built next to the fortress Uetliberg together with the Mittrailleurkompanie IV / 106 (Mitr Kp IV / 106) 1940 the most important anti-aircraft barrier (GPH) of the barrier, one almost 70 meter long and 5 meter wide tank ditch in the Waldegg-Feldermoos area as well as shelters, other GPHs and road blocks. The southern retaining wall of the tank ditch is one meter higher and crenellated. Four crew shelters were on the edge of the forest above Albisrieden (A 4907, 4908, 4909, 4910). Two GPH and four roadblocks strengthened the transition of the main road between Albisrieden / Triemli and Birmensdorf / Landikon. Along the side streets from Waldegg towards Buchhoger (west) and Uetliberg (east) there were more than two dozen shelters, a GPH (concrete post obstacle) and a street barricade (Pulverhausstrasse).
The barriers on the Waldegg were not protected by infantry bunkers as usual, but rather they delimited a target area for concentrated artillery use. 18 batteries with 72 cannon barrels in mostly open field artillery positions in the Ringlikon (Brand) area, Birmensdorf (Haslen, Maas, Ramerenwald, Risi, Egg, Schüren, Löffler), Bonstetten (Hörglen), Oberlunkhofen (Matteried) and Bremgarten (Hegnau) in a loose one , chessboard-like shape and well camouflaged, could direct their fire into this “cage”, but also work as far as Zurich, Wallisellen , Rümlang , Dielsdorf , Lägern and provide artillery fire protection at the Limmat crossings from Wipkingen and Dietikon .
Artillery positions
Artillery positions Uitikon
- Artillery shelter "Oel" A 4967: Brandweg, Ringlikon ⊙
- Artillery shield 7.5 cm field cannon “Im Brand” A 4968: Brandweg, Ringlikon ⊙
- Artillery shield 7.5 cm field cannon “Im Brand” A 4969: Brandweg / Grillplatz, Ringlikon ⊙
- Shelter «Ella» A 4979 Zopfstrasse Ringlikon ⊙
- Gun stand «Chleibtel» A 4980 12 cm field howitzers FHb, Zopfstrasse Ringlikon ⊙
- "Bartlos" shelter A 4981 Langwiesstrasse, Ringlikon ⊙
- Gun stand «Kiesgrube» A 4982 12 cm field howitzers FHb, Langwiesstrasse Ringlikon ⊙
Artillery positions in Birmensdorf and the surrounding area
- Gun stand 7.5 cm field gun Im Stocken A 4983 Stallikerstrasse ⊙
- Artillery shelter "Stöck" A 4984: Haslen, Birmensdorf ⊙
- Artillery shield «Maas» A 4985: Haslen, Birmensdorf ⊙
- Shelter / switchboard Trumpf A 4986 Schwandenweg ⊙
- Gun stand 7.5 cm field gun Mooswald A 4987 Mooswald ⊙
- Shelter Nell A 4988 Rütistrasse ⊙
- Shelter König A 4989 stars ⊙
- Gun stand 7.5 cm field gun A 4990 Sternen ⊙
- Gun stand 7.5 cm field gun Mooswald A 4991 Maas ⊙
- Artillery shelter "Bickel" A 4992: Maas, Birmensdorf ⊙
- Artillery shield «Mooswald» A 4993: Maas, Birmensdorf ⊙
- Gun stand 7.5 cm field gun Mooswald A 4994 Ober Risi ⊙
- Shelter Ace A 4995 Ober Risi ⊙
- "Hell" shelter A 5003 Schäflibach ⊙
- Gun stand 7.5 cm field gun A 5004 Rameren, Stierenmatt (filled in) ⊙
- Shelter Anna A 5005 Rameren, Stierenmatt (filled up) ⊙
- Gun stand 7.5 cm field gun A 5006 Rameren, Stierenmatt (filled in) ⊙
- Artillery shelter "Paula" A 5007: Rameren, Birmensdorf ⊙
- Gun stand 7.5 cm field gun A 5008 Rameren, Stierenmatt (filled in) ⊙
- Gun stand 7.5 cm field gun A 5009 Rameren, Zürcherstrasse (filled in) ⊙
- Evening shelter A 5010 Rameren, Zürcherstrasse (filled up) ⊙
- Gun stand 7.5 cm field gun A 5011 Rameren, Zürcherstrasse (filled in) ⊙
- A 5012 Rameren shelter at noon (filled in) ⊙
- Gun stand 7.5 cm field gun A 5013 Rameren (filled in) ⊙
- Gun stand 7.5 cm field gun A 5014 Rameren (filled in) ⊙
- Shelter Risi A 5016 Moorhau ⊙
- Bunker for 4.7 cm infantry cannon Moorhau A 5019 Moorhau ⊙
- Bunker for 4.7 cm infantry cannon in the Emmet A 5020 Steinächerli ⊙
- Bunker for 4.7 cm infantry cannon Im Emmet A 5021 Im Ämet ⊙
- Bunker for 4.7 cm infantry cannon Güpf A 5022 Urdorferstrasse ⊙
- Shelter / ammunition magazine Aesch A 5025 Birmensdorferstrasse Aesch ⊙
- Löffler department store shelter A 5026 Stierlibergstrasse ⊙
- Gun stand 7.5 cm field gun Hof Löffler A 5027 Stierlibergstrasse ⊙
- Gun stand 12 cm field howitzer Altenbergerholz A 5029 Gruehalden ⊙
- Gun stand 12 cm field howitzer Altenbergerholz A 5030 Gruehalden ⊙
- Gun stand 12 cm field howitzer Klingental A 5031 Höllhölzli (filled in) ⊙
- Gun stand 12 cm field howitzer Klingental A 5032 Höllhölzli ⊙
- Gun stand 12 cm field howitzer Klingental A 5033 Höllhölzli ⊙
- Tiger shelter A 5034 Stierliberg ⊙
- Löwe A 5035 Unterfeld ⊙ shelter
- Bear shelter A 5036 Forchhölzli ⊙
- Hirsch shelter A 5037 Buehalden ⊙
- Wolf shelter A 5038 Buehalden ⊙
- Gun stand 7.5 cm field gun A 5039 Schürweidholz ⊙
- Gun stand 7.5 cm field gun A 5040 Schürweidholz ⊙
- Shelter Sturm A 5041 Schürweidholz ⊙
- Shelter / KP system Domino A 5044 Egghau (filled up) ⊙
- Gun stand 7.5 cm field gun Egg A 5045 Kammstrasse ⊙
- Shelter Rose A 5046 Kammstrasse ⊙
- Gun stand 7.5 cm field gun Egg A 5047 Kammstrasse (filled in) ⊙
- Gun stand 7.5 cm field gun A 5049 Egghau ⊙
- Shed Nelke A 5050 Egghau ⊙
- ASU 34 F 20037 Kammstrasse ⊙
- ASU 20 regimental KP F 20038 Ättenberg ⊙
- ASU 22 transmission bunker F 20039 Ettenbergstrasse ⊙
- ASU 21 F 20040 Ättenberg ⊙
- ASU 17 F 20041 Moorhau ⊙
- ASU 18 F 20042 Moorhau ⊙
- ASU 07 F 20043 Ramerenstrasse ⊙
- ASU 01 F 20044 Schwandenweg ⊙
Artillery shield «Maas» A 4985 Haslen, Birmensdorf
Artillery shelter "Paula" A 5007 Rameren, Birmensdorf
Gun stand 7.5 cm field gun "Hof Löffler" A 5027, Birmensdorf
Gun stand 7.5 cm field gun A 5039 Schürweidholz, Birmensdorf
- Laube shelter A 5055 Hofstetterweidweg, Sellenbüren ⊙
- Gun stand 10.5 cm cannon 35 Tiefenau A 5057 Schleestalstrasse, Stallikon (filled up) ⊙
- Shelter Frieden A 5058 Schleestalstrasse, Stallikon (filled in) ⊙
- Shelter Horn A 5059 Gamlikon ⊙
- Cavern / garage “Hallo” A 5060 Bucheneggstrasse, Aumühle ⊙
- Bunker for 8.4 cm cannon Tannboden A 5061 Bunkerweg Bonstetten ⊙
- Bunker for 8.4 cm cannon Tannboden A 5062 Bunkerweg Bonstetten ⊙
- Shelter / KP system Medical aid station A 5063 Luckenholzweg, Affoltern am Albis ⊙
- Shed Specht A 5068 Eichholz, Wettswil ⊙
- Shelter Eulenburg A 5069 Eichholz, Wettswil ⊙
- Kibitz shelter A 5070 Ettenbergstrasse ⊙
- Uhu shelter A 5079 (filled in) ⊙
- Shelter Spatz A 5080 (filled in) ⊙
- Kakadu shelter A 5081 (filled in) ⊙
- Gun stand 12 cm field howitzer A 5082 Strasse Landikon (filled up) ⊙
- Gun stand 12 cm field howitzer A 5084 Landikon Bahndamm (filled in) ⊙
- Matteried artillery bunker, Oberlunkhofen AG ⊙
- Artillery gun stands with shelters Hegnau, Bremgarten AG ⊙
Oberlunkhofen, artillery battery 136
Gun base Hegnau for mobile 7.5 cm field cannon or 12 cm field howitzer
Gun stand Hegnau A 4183 with ammunition rack
Gun stand Hegnau A 4183 inside
Infantry bunker in the Waldegg area
The neighboring blocking points were the Uetliberg fortress in the east, the Birmensdorf ⊙ blocking point in the south and the Urdorf blocking point in the west , which were supplemented by additional road and forest path barricades in the Albisrieden, Uitikon (Ringlikon, Buchhoger) and Birmensdorf area. After the fall of France at the end of June 1940, the army command ordered the suspension of almost all fortification work, as the Limmat position lost its importance for the time being and the general had decided to withdraw the majority of the army into the Reduit . During the Cold War , the locking point was part of the operational area of Field Division 5 .
To the north and west of the Waldegg tank ditch
- Small shelter Steiss Lyrenweg A 4907 ⊙
- Small shelter Bach - Friedhof A 4908 ⊙
- Small shelter Blick - Im Gubel A 4909 ⊙
- Small shelter Bruch - Emmet (Ämet) A 4910 ⊙
- Small shelter Platte, Waldegg 1 A 4911 ⊙
- Small shelter border, Waldegg 2 A 4912 ⊙
- Small shelter Glatze, Buchhoger 1 A 4913 ⊙
- Small shelter Sumpf, Buchhoger 2 4914 ⊙
- Half-train shelter and command post Tannen, Buchhoger 3 A 4915 ⊙
- Small shelter Rohr - Buchhoger A 4916 ⊙
- Train shelter stairs, Buchhoger A 4917 ⊙
- Cavern and KP system "Hals" A 4929 Chapf ⊙
- Cavern Medical Aid Station “Nevertheless” A 4930: West Chapf entrance, planned as a war hospital, used as a war armory from 1940 (Reduit) ⊙
- Cavern "Charlotte-Rudolf" A 4931: Entrance east Chapf, command post, switchboard, shelter for 60 men ⊙
- Team shelter cavern "Edge of the forest" A 4934: Sandloch 1, command post F Art Abt 17 ⊙
- Team shelter cavern “Unterbruch Waldrand” A 4935: Entrance south Sandloch, 100 meters tunnel ⊙
- Team shelter cavern “Reserve Waldrand” A 4936: Entrance north Sandloch ⊙
Semi-residential shelter, KP Tannen A 4915
Semi-residential shelter, KP Tannen A 4915
Steiss A 4907, Altstetten
Blick A 4909, Albisrieden
Marsh A 4914, Buchhoger
- Terrain tank obstacle on Birmensdorferstrasse below T 2507 ⊙
- Armored barricade on Birmensdorferstrasse below T 2507.01 ⊙
- Tank barricade Uetlibergbahn below T 2507.02 ⊙
- Panzer barricade at Buchrainweg below T 2507.03 ⊙
- Barricade depot Lärchenweg ⊙
- Tannenweg barricade depots ⊙
- Explosive objects depot Herrligmoos-Lärchenweg Buchhoger B 1681 ⊙
- Terrain tank obstacle tank ditch Birmensdorferstrasse Feldermoos Waldegg T 2510 ⊙
- Off-road tank obstacle Pulverhausstrasse T 2512 ⊙
- Tank barricade street Pulverhausstrasse T 2512.01 ⊙
Tank barricade Uetlibergbahn T 2507.02
Tank barricade Waldegg T 2510.01
GPH Pulverhausstrasse T 2512
Barricade depot Lärchenweg
To the east of the Waldegg tank ditch
- Small shelter area Hohenstein Feld - Waldegg A 4946 ⊙
- Small shelter Süsi Hohenstein 13 A 4947 ⊙
- Small shelter Berli Hohenstein 15 A 4948 ⊙
- Small shelter Emma Hohenstein 14 A 4949 ⊙
- Small shelter Walter / Helene Hohenstein 17/18 A 4950 ⊙
- Small shelter Knall Hohenstein 19 4951 ⊙
- ASU 05 F 20046: Hohensteinstrasse, Waldegg ⊙
Box A 4946
Süsi A 4947
Switchboard Helene A 4950
Bang A 4951
literature
- Karl Schori: The Uetliberg defensive position in World War II . Swiss Society for Military History Study Trips, Wettingen April 2000.
- Rober Gubler: Field Division 6. From the Zurich Militia to the Field Division 1815-1991. NZZ Verlag, Zurich 2003, ISBN 3-85823-323-4 .
- Walter Lüem u. a .: The position of the Limmat in World War II , Baden-Verlag, Baden 1997, ISBN 3-85545-105-2 .
- Max Rudolf, Andreas Steigmeier : Guide to the Limmat position from the Second World War. Baden-Verlag, Baden 1998, ISBN 3-85545-114-1 .
- Matthias Dürst, Felix Köfer: The defense works of the city of Zurich. The Zurich bunker guide. A military-historical hiking guide through the Limmatstadt and its defensive structures built since 1939 . Zurich, June 2014, ISBN 978-3-033-04657-3 . Available at alt-zueri.ch resp. limmatstellung.ch .
- Military monuments in the canton of Zurich. Inventory of the combat and command structures. Bern 2004
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Military monuments in the canton of Zurich, inventory of combat and command structures, Bern 2004 (PDF; 2.9 MB)
- ↑ Alt-Züri: Tankgraben locking point Waldegg
- ^ Limmat position: Panzer obstacles on Pulverhausstrasse
Coordinates: 47 ° 22 '13.8 " N , 8 ° 28' 9.2" E ; CH1903: six hundred seventy-seven thousand eight hundred and forty / 247140