Altenwalde military training area
The Altenwalde military training area (TrÜbPl Altenwalde) is a former military training area south of Cuxhaven / Lower Saxony .
history
In 1912, the Altenwalde naval artillery firing range was built on the approximately 1,300 hectare site for testing large-caliber marine ammunition. From here, the heaviest calibers were fired in the direction of the North Sea into the Sahlenburger Watt. A camp for the troops using the space was built on the edge of the village of Altenwalde .
During the Second World War there were flak positions on the area. The site was captured by British troops in 1945. In the fall of 1945 Altenwalde was from that on the military training area British Army the Operation Backfire captured for testing V2 rockets carried out.
In 1956, the Hinrich-Wilhelm-Kopf barracks were rebuilt by the German Federal Armed Forces on the grounds of the Altenwald camp . The military training area was used by the German Armed Forces from 1956 to June 2003.
A large part of the military training area was declared a nature reserve NSG LÜ 267 coastal heath on May 31, 1983 by the former Lüneburg district government .
Web links
- The Altenwalde firing range on religte.com
Coordinates: 53 ° 49 '8 " N , 8 ° 38' 9.6" E