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is open, i.e. the side where the army was encamped or on which their own defences lay, was unfortified.
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In everyday German speech, however, it is commonplace to refer to permanent fortifications as
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is an independent fortified work. To block a valley or a pass, however, a line of adjacent
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became generally associated with earthworks of all kinds. In modern German military use,
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Replica of a hexagonal redoubt at 1:1 scale with a link to the construction diary
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is still used to mean the construction of smaller earthworks, especially of
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in the shape of an enclosed redoubt; here shown as incorporated into a
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in the north-eastern part of Poland. This military installation was
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Depending on the layout, a distinction is made between "open" (
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could be erected, not infrequently connected by a low
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In this case it is referred to as a 411: 349: 50: 281:There is a very extensive system of 1822:Weapons Storage and Security System 289:, elements of which have survived. 13: 437: 274:or even more complex designs, the 14: 2359: 2321: 2320: 386: 258:, which may take the shape of a 117:very often consisted of earthen 367: 1: 1717:British "hedgehog" road block 362:Militärisches Handwörterbuch. 183:, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. 88: 397:Meyers Konversations-Lexikon 223:were often used as lines of 7: 2127:Cities with defensive walls 1712:Defensive fighting position 1627: 1432: 1242: 1188: 1049: 1040: 1006: 997: 852: 326: 311:) located near the town of 10: 2364: 2311: 2241: 2165: 2109: 2043: 1929: 1834: 1757:Hardened aircraft shelter 1732:Entry control point (ECP) 1644: 1555: 1271: 1264: 696: 445: 27:or "fortified line". 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Schanze 213:verschanztes Lager 185: 166: 156:as a redoubt with 38: 25:verschanzten Linie 2335: 2334: 2259:Military urbanism 2193:Fortified gateway 2066:Concentric castle 1830: 1829: 1747:Fire support base 1587:Coastal artillery 1462:(Spanish America) 1056: 898:Concentric castle 205:verschanzte Linie 52:[ˈʃantsə] 2355: 2324: 2323: 2317: 2208:National redoubt 2137:Fortified estate 2061:Circular rampart 2021: 2002: 1993: 1984: 1902: 1662:Anti-tank trench 1657:Air raid shelter 1632: 1592:Disappearing gun 1573: 1548: 1524: 1485: 1476: 1461: 1437: 1428: 1414: 1385: 1356: 1347: 1323: 1284: 1269: 1268: 1247: 1227:Bailey (or ward) 1193: 1098:Motte-and-bailey 1089: 1070: 1054: 1046: 1045: 1011: 1002: 988: 937: 928: 884: 875: 866: 857: 803: 789: 780: 726: 683: 672: 663: 654: 640: 600: 586: 526:Circular rampart 522: 513: 504: 495: 486: 477: 468: 432: 425: 418: 409: 408: 381: 371: 365: 358: 333:Baroque Schanzen 266:, half-redoubt, 238:) and "closed" ( 135:sich verschanzen 103:Late Middle Ages 71:is 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Index


couvreface
[ˈʃantsə]

fortifications
sconce
Dutch
sieges
Late Middle Ages
gabions
ramparts
fire trenches

Baroque schanze
chartaque
Gersbach

Baroque schanze
Neuenweg
rampart
ditch
contravallation
circumvallation
redoubts
flèche
redan
lunette
hornwork
gorge
Black Forest

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