The Fortification of Copenhagen     1880-1920             
         

      The Author
   
      Copyright
    
Maps and Overview
       Maps
       Fortification overview

Historic      
      Defence of Copenhagen
      The Persons behind
      The  Mobilisation 1914
      German Attack ??
     
The Northern Defence Line
      The Forts
      The Batteries
      The Floodings
      The Positions

The Naval and Coastal Forts
      The 1. Defence Line
      The 2. Defence Line
      The 3. Defence Line

The Southern Defence Line
     The Principles
     The Profile
     The Caponiere
     The Batteries
     The Storing Facilities 

The Tune Position
       A New Kind of War
       The Air War
       The Position
       The Mosede Fort
       The Foxholes
       The Galleries
       The Trenches     
       The Artillery
       The Air Defence    
       The Camps and Barracks
       Other Facilities
       Map
       After WW I
       The Present Remains

Batteries from the North to the South:

The Gjækkjær Batteries 1, 2 og 3 (1  75 mm rapid firing steel gun each)
The Veddelev Battery (4 pcs.  9 cm. steel guns)
The Yding Battery (1  75 mm rapid firing steel gun)
The Østre Maglemose Battery
The Vestre Maglemose Battery
The Mastehøj Battery (4 pcs.15 cm short iron guns)
The Maglehøj Battery (4 pcs.15 cm short iron guns)
The Provste Battery (4 pcs. 9 cm steel guns)
The Northern Roskildevej Battery (4 pcs. 9 cm steel guns)
The Southern Roskildevej Battery (4 pcs. 9 cm steel guns)
The Oxebjerg Battery (4 pcs. 12 cm. iron guns)
The Lillevang Battery (4 pcs. 9 cm steel guns)
The Western Vindinge Battery (4 pcs.15 cm short iron gun)
The Eastern Vindinge Battery (4 pcs. 12 cm. iron guns)
The Kvistbjerg Battery (4 pcs.15 cm short iron gun)
The Tidsel Battery (4 pcs. 9 cm steel guns)
The Northern Tune Battery (4 pcs. 9 cm steel guns)
The Southern Tune Battery  (4 pcs. 12 cm. iron guns)
The Firhøj Battery (4 pcs. 9 cm steel guns)
The Strandgaard Battery (4 pcs. 9 cm steel guns)
The Northern Haubits Battery (3 pcs. 120mm. rapid firing haubits)
The Southern Haubits Battery (3 pcs 120mm. rapid firing haubits)
The Karlslunde Battery  (4 pcs. 12 cm. iron guns)
 

Coastal Batteries, Mosede:

Nordre Strandbatteri (2 stk. 75 mm. hurtigskydende stålkanon)
Søndre Strandbatteri (2 stk. 75 mm. hurtigskydende stålkanon)
Mosede batteri  (2 stk. 75 mm. hurtigskydende stålkanon)

In 1917 a unit of infantry, during an exercise, successfully attacked the four coastal batteries and threw hand grenades into Mosede
Fort´s caponiere. (The force was assuming landed south of Mosede)
More barbed wire were established, and to ensure against future landings,Hundige battery (2 pcs. 75 mm. ripid firing steel guns were constructed)


To support the coastal batteries,  4 pcs. 90 cm. floodlights were set up.