Group of works

Werkgruppe describes a term from the German fortress construction after the end of the First World War , which came into play primarily during the 1930s , when new concepts and systems were defined and developed in the course of the expansion of the state fortifications. Groups of works are made up of several works that, together and under uniform management, perform defense tasks in a section of a defense system. The main command post of a group of works contained rooms for the commanders, telephones, telegraphs, command receivers and detectors.

According to the Army Service Regulations H.Dv.g. 4 from 1940, works that are grouped together must be connected to one another by hollow passages . However, this requirement was not implemented in all defenses. For example, some works on the Oder-Warthe-Bogen fortress front were combined in work groups that were not connected by hollow passages.

Examples of groups of works

• Schill group of works
• Scharnhorst group of works
• Ludendorff group of works

literature

• Secret regulation H.Dv.g. 4 "Instructions for the training of the infantry in the permanent combat systems" of March 3, 1940