Scharnhorst group of works
The group of works "Scharnhorst" is one of the 13 groups of works on the Oder-Warthe-Bogen fortress front .
description
The Scharnhorst group of works is located in the center of the central section of the Oder-Warthe-Bogen fortress front two kilometers west of the town of Kalawa (Poland) and is a well-known group of works of the defense system, as it is here that official tours through the bunker and tunnel system of the Oder-Warthe-Bogen fortress front are official and the condition of the facilities is excellent. The work group consists of the armor works 716a, 716 and 717. Originally, the construction of the B armor works (1.50 m wall thickness) 716, 717, 718, an A1 welding works (2.50 m wall thickness) A-5 and the armored battery 5 in thickness A (3.50 m wall thickness). In fact, however, only the two armored works 716 and 717 were built. In addition, the armored works 716a was built, which was not included in the original plans. Construction of the planned tank battery 5 was started, but not completed. In the course of restoring the defensive capabilities of the facilities on the Oder-Warthe-Bogen fortress front, ring stands of type 58c were built in the area of the Scharnhorst work group in 1944 .
There is a hump line with an anti-tank ditch directly in front of the tank works.
Works
Panzerwerk 717
- Condition: completely intact
- Floors: 2nd
- Hollow passage connection: yes
- Armored components: 2 × six-notch turret for two machine guns (20 P7), 1 × armored turret for infantry observation (438 P01), 1 × armored turret for machine grenade launcher M19 (424 P01), 1 × steel ring for fortress flamethrower (420 P9), 1 × steel notch plate for machine gun ( 7 P7)
Panzerwerk 716
- Condition: partially blown up
- Floors: 2nd
- Hollow passage connection: yes
- Tank components: 1 × six-notch turret for two machine guns (20 P7), 1 × armored turret for infantry observation (438 P01), 1 × armored turret for machine grenade launcher M19 (424 P01), 1 × steel ring for fortress flame thrower (420 P9)
Panzerwerk 716a
- Condition: partially blown up
- Floors: 2nd
- Hollow passage connection: yes
- Armor parts: 1 × six-notch turret for two machine guns (20 P7), 1 × steel notch plate for machine gun (7 P7)
literature
- Dieter Bettinger, Martin Büren: The West Wall. The history of the German western fortifications in the Third Reich. 2 volumes. Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück 1990, ISBN 3-7648-1458-6 .
- Kurt Burk: The German state fortifications in the east 1919–1945. Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück 1993, ISBN 3-7648-2425-5 .
- Marcin Dudek, Jerzy Sadowski, Sebastian Rosenbaum: Pancerze fortyfikacji niemieckich z lat 1934–1941. Atlas Pancerzy. = Panzer Atlas. inforteditions, Gliwice / Gleiwitz 2006, ISBN 83-922687-1-7 .
- Günther Fischer: The fortress front Oder-Warthe-Bogen and the tunnel system Hochwalde. In: publication series fortress research. 7, 1988, ISSN 0723-2039 , pp. 175-200.
- Jörg Fuhrmeister: The new tank atlas. 2 volumes. Studienkreis Interfest eV, Saarbrücken 1996–1997, ( Fortification Special Edition 4).
- Anna Kędryna, Robert Jurga: Grupa Warowna work group “Scharnhorst”. Międzyrzecki Rejon Umocniony. Fortress front Oder-Warthe-Bogen. Donjon, Krakow 1994, ISBN 83-86489-01-4 , ( Fortyfikacja 1).
- Janusz Miniewicz, Bogusław Perzyk: Miedzyrzecki Rejon Umocniony. The fortress front Oder-Warthe-Bogen. (The Fortified Front Of The Odra-Warta Rivers). 1934-1945. MEGI, Warsaw 1993, ISBN 83-900868-0-8 .
- Robert M. Jurga, Leszeck Lisiecki: Panzerwerk PZ.W. 717, Scharnhorst group of works. Travel Guide. Pracownia, n.d. ISBN 978-83-942636-3-8 .
Web links
- General and special comments on the formation of the Oder-Warthe-Bogen fortress front
- Inspection Notes (Bes. Notes) of the Inspector of Pioneers and Fortresses, 1937
- Pzw 716 on ostwallinfo.de
- Pzw 716a on ostwallinfo.de
- Pzw 717 on ostwallinfo.de
- Fortress front Oder-Warthe-Bogen, Burschener Loop, group of works Jahn
Coordinates: 52 ° 22 ′ 3 ″ N , 15 ° 29 ′ 48 ″ E