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  The Ordrup Krat Battery
 
 
During the years 1887-1888 the Eastern and Western Ordrup Krat Battery were constructed.
The two batteries was supposed to protect the flooding, that at this point was very narrow.

The Batteries were constructed as double caponieres, flanking both sides. They were heavily armed and had search lights, and were both able to shoot along the flooding.
At the northern end, there were some trenches and a basis for propelled armoured turrets with a 53 mm. canon.

Between the batteries, there is a machinegun position, to support the trenches
between the two batteries.
 
 
Position for horse-propelled armoured 53 mm gun tower
 

 

 
 
 
 		  
 
    Ammunition Storage
 		  

 
 
2 Positions for 8 mm. 10 barrelled mitralieuse
 


 


 
 
 
 
 
   
 		  
 

 
Caponieres for the battery
 

 
 

 

 
       Hatch to the guns