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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
     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

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The profile of the Southern Defence line

The profile was considered to the last detail..

   
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  Profile of the moat, rampart and batteries

  1. Rail for the artillery-train
  2. The road along the defence-line
  6. The Artillery Stand
  7. The Parapet
  9. Top of the Rampage.
10. The Escarpe
11. The Berme,
12. The Moat
13. The Contrescarpe,
14. "The Covered Road"
16. Stand for infantry
17. The Glacis.

The water-level in the channel was controlled by a number og dams (The Batardeau's)

 
Batardeau
 
    
      The construction of two of                           Batardeau 2008
               the dams 1890

 
 

Section af the defenceline in Avedøre, seen from the north to the south 1937.
The trace of the moat is distinct, with bunkers covering the moat.

More pictures from the Western Enceinte