Oggi ho fatto il mio primo giro in slitta e ho preso il treno da Zürich bis Unterterzen. È stato davvero bello. Ma non è questo il motivo per cui sono qui oggi. Il fatto è che tra le stazioni Siebnen-W e Ziegelbrücke, più precisamente qui esattamenteho visto alcune cose concrete disposte nel terreno che somigliavano molto una barriera anticarro. Mi chiedevo perché esiste una barriera anticarro nel cuore di CH? Non sono riuscito a fargli una bella foto, ma sono visibili da Google Street View:
Alcune settimane fa, non lontano da quella zona, ricordo di aver visto un’altra di queste strutture disposta perpendicolarmente alla ferrovia, ma ora non riesco a trovarla sulle mappe.
Buon proseguimento di fine settimana, umani casuali!
Anti tank barrier in the middle of Switzerland?
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Part of the WW2 Reduit fortifications, blocking the access points to inner Switzerland.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Redoubt_(Switzerland)
…and now you know why it says “redduit” here.
Those are tank traps. You can see the picture of this spot in the article below.
[https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-politics/military-history_tank-barriers-as-art-objects/42298454](https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-politics/military-history_tank-barriers-as-art-objects/42298454)
These are often seen along the border in the forests of the Jura, but they are also still in places in the middle of Switzerland. The intent is to funnel enemy armor into specific routes where they can be attacked with anti-tank emplacements.
In Zurich there are also many hidden in plain sight machine gun bunkers.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Z%C3%BCrich_Limmatstellung_BBB.JPG
Yes, there are plenty of old fortifications around.
What is confusing about them exactly?
Others have mentioned the Reduit fortifications in general. They are in fact older than WWII but were used then. You give up the lowlands and defend the mountains, which are much easier to defend due to the difficulty of using armoured formations and aircraft. Fortifications were built where it’s easy to shut down main roads, blocking movement into the mountains. It’s always a system of trank traps, bunkers, gun positions and natural obstacles. This tank trap is part of the chokepoint: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sperrstelle_Linthebene You can easily see how you can block movement between the lake and the mountains to the south.
There is another one at the next chokepoint round the corner in Glarus Nord / Näfels / Mollis. The eastern route along Walensee is obviously very easy to block. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sperrstelle_N%C3%A4fels I’ve done service in this one.
Layered defense. You’ll find plenty far away from the border
you must be new here..
spoiler alert:
Switzerland has hundreds, if not thousands, bunkers, fortifications, anti-tank barriers etc. spread around the country and close to strategic points and crossings. Ah up to 10-12 years ago there were even explosives placed in the demolition chambers of some border crossings/bridges, no only the wiring is there and the chambers can be loaded again if an invasion is imminent.
Never trust the Germans, so you better leave them in place …