Technical specifications

Generalities

(Underlines = technical notice available, clic on arrows to open)
Total cost of the fort's construction

15 millions of gold Mark
~200 000 000 Euro
Time needed to construct the fort

23 years
From 1893 to 1916

Total area of the fort 254 Ha
Total habitable space 40 000 m²
Effectifs en temps de guerre 6 500 / 7 000 men

Armament and weapons
150 mm turreted howitzer (15 cm T.H.)) 8
Turret for 105 mm canon (10cm P.T.) 4
Turret for 105 mm canon(10cm K.iS.L.) 10
Disappearing turret for 57 mm canon (6 cmT.K.iV) 8
53 mm canon in pilboxes (5 cm KiKl) 12
Range (150 mm howitzer - 105 mm canon)

8 500 à 13 000 m

Observation systems
Observation position model 94 (PBT 94) 3
Observation position model 96 (PBSt 96) 3
Observation position model 05 (PBSt 05) 6
Periscope (build by Goertz - Berlin) 1
Binocular periscope (build by Zeiss - Jena) 1
Infanterie observation position 7

Structures and buildings
Armoured forts 2
Batteries 6
Concrete barracks 3
Infanterie concrete barracks

18
Observation position 7
Machine guns pillboxes 5

Technique
Power plants 4
Number of engines 16
Wells (depth 220, 210, 110 and 94 m) 4
Backeries 6
Kitchens 22

Other equipement
424P01 (Located on parking) 1

Batterie 6
Batterie cuirassée (B 6) 1904
Quatre tourelles de 10 cm (10 cm PT verst)
Une cloche d'observation cuirassée (PBSt 05)
Peinting by André Brauch