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    The Fortification of Copenhagen     1880-1920             
         

 

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Maps and Overview
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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
     T
he 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

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The Forts in the North.

From Utterslev Moor and up North were build a line of forts
 

 



The Gladsaxe Fort

The Lyngby Fort

The Garderhøj Fort

The Fortun Fort
The Bagsværd Fort

 

 

               

                                                                           The Gladsaxe Fort

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The Chrsitiansholm Battery is originally a fort.
The rear part (the throat)  can still be seen, while houses has been build on the front.
The caponiere at the throat is also missing.