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List of fortifications in Switzerland

The list of fortifications in Switzerland contains fortifications from the 15th century to the end of the Cold War.

Older fortresses

In the Middle Ages, towns were fortified with town walls in their defense. From the 19th century fortifications were built near the border at strategically important pass crossings and train tunnels.

Artillery and other fortresses of the Swiss army

The fortresses were largely built during World War II and during Army 61 and decommissioned with Army Reform 1995 and Army XXI. The Swiss Army maintained artillery fortresses equipped with 7.5 cm, 10.5 cm turret cannon or 15 cm guns. The guns were in casemate, turrets or in rearward positions they were in embrasures.

Some have been made accessible as a museum or can be visited on request.

In addition to the artillery works, the infantry blocking points of the infantry were permanently fortified throughout Switzerland.

Aargau

Basel-Landschaft

Bern

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Fribourg

Glarus

Graubünden-Grisons

Luzern

Nidwalden

Obwalden

Schaffhausen

  • Blocking points in Schaffhausen und Stein am Rhein
  • Munot in Schaffhausen, Zirkularfestung

Schwyz

Solothurn

St. Gallen

Thurgau

Ticino

Uri

Valais

Vaud

Zug

Zürich

See also

References

Bibliography

  • Hansjakob Burkhardt: Gotthardfestung - Fortificazione del San Gottardo Foppa Grande, Koller Druck und Kopie, Meggen, 2004 (81 Seiten online-PDF)
  • Hansjakob Burkhardt: Die Gotthardfestung "San Carlo", der Prototyp aller Artilleriewerke mit 10,5 cm Turm-Kanonen Mod 1939 L52, Meggen, 2003 (84 Seiten online-PDF)
  • Leo Fabrizio: Bunkers. Infolio éditions, Gollion 2004, GMS-Anlageliste mit Standorten (PDF; 10,9 kB)
  • Christian Schwager: Falsche Chalets. Edition Patrick Frey c/o Scalo Zürich, 2004, GMS-Anlageliste mit Standorten (PDF; 17,6 kB)

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