The
purpose of the caves was to provide flanking fire on the barbed wire
closures, so hostile infantry
was shot at from the side while they forced the barbed wire entanglements.
Completely in the spirit of experiences and the huge huge losses this tactic
had caused at the trenches
on Europe's battlefields.
The double caves were equipped with 4 recoil guns and 2 floodlights. They
were angled, and had
two flanking tasks.
The Caves were gradually replaced by so-called galleries, presumably because
the large hole for the floodlight was
too great a risk for caves.
The caves consisted of 12-15 cm reinforced concrete in the walls and 20-25
cm in the ceiling.
Rocks were placed under 0.5-1 m
earth for early detonation
Flanking Caves.
29 pcs. single caves with 1
upper operational room with 2 recoil guns and a floodlight.
1
room beneath, with exit to at little trench.
3 pcs.
single caves with an observation stand.
The Grusgrav South Cave
The Højgaard West
Cave
The Snoldelevvej Cave
Where he
fields of barbed wire are angled, double caves were built.
There were 7 double caves with one
operational upper room with 4 recoil guns and 2
flodlights.
The 7 double caves are situated in the
Karlslunde (5) and Tune(2)
area.
The 7
caves in the Roskilde area was numbered F1 – F7
(i parantes) but later got local names.
The
caves, from the north to the south:
The Veddelev Mølle
Cave
(F7)
The Himmelev Cave (F6)
The Provstekilde Cave (F5)
The Lidt-Godt-Huse Cave (F4)
The LIllevang Cave (F3)
The Vindinge Dampmølle Cave (F2)
The Vindinge West
Cave (F1)
The Vindinge Double Cave
The Mindstrup South
Cave
The Herredsfoged North Dobbelt
Cave
The Grusgrav North
Cave
The Grusgrav South
Cave
The Højgård West
Cave
The Snoldelevvej Cave
The Baldershøj West
Cave
The Baldershøj East
Cave
The Penstrupdal West
Cave
The Penstrupdal South
Cave
The Højlund North
Cave
The Højlund East
Cave
The Sorte Cave I
The Højmarks Cave
The Skel Cave (double)
Hastrup Cave
The Vendals Cave
The Karlslunde Cave
The Justitsråd Cave (Named
after justitsråd Henrik Damkier; død 1908)
The Bæk Cave
The Himmelbjerg East
Cave
The Himmelbjerg South
Cave
The Klinte Cave
The Strand Cave (ekstraforstærket med 40 cm væg mod havet)
The Kilde Cave
The Corporals Cave
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