Map of the Eastern Front in 1943: the Panther–Wotan line is shown as the jagged red line. The Panther–Wotan line (German: Panther-Stellung), also known as the Ostwall ("Eastern Wall"), was a defensive line of the Wehrmacht on the Eastern Front of World War II from 1943 to 1944.

The Festungsfront Oder-Warthe-Bogen (Fortified Front Oder-Warthe-Bogen), also called the Festung im Oder-Warthe-Bogen or Ostwall (East Wall), and in Polish the Międzyrzecki Rejon Umocniony, MRU (Międzyrzecz Fortification Region), was a fortified military defence line of Nazi Germany between the Oder and Warta rivers, near Międzyrzecz.

Nov 5, 2013 · What was once an underground Nazi city is now Europe's largest bat reserve. When the Nazis built the imposting Ostwall Fortification in the mid-1930s the intention was to …

Dec 3, 2015 · Oder-Warthe-Bogen map of Werkgruppe Scharnhorst and the tunnel system – Pniewo, Poland. The structures of Festungstellung Oder-Warthe-Bogen are scattered over the countryside, stretching over an area of many kilometers.

The Fortified Front consisted of a series of fortifications and bunkers to protect Germany's eastern border with Poland. It was named Ostwall and stretched over approximately 90 km. and besides anti-tank bunkers, it included barbed wire and several bridges and dams.

Nov 27, 2024 · In the quiet, unassuming Polish countryside are the World War II-era Ostwall Fortifications. Once a formidable underground stronghold constructed and used by the German forces during the conflict, this tunnel network has transformed into Europe’s largest man-made bat …

In the small village of Pniewo in western Poland there is a museum at a preserved part of the Ostwall. Ostwall, or Festungsfront im Oder-Warthe Bogen, was built on orders from Hitler between 1933 and 1938. Its strongest defensive positions were in the Miedzyrzecz area between the Oder and Warta rivers. This was within the german border at that ...

Dies ist die genaueste mir bekannte Karte des unterirdischen Systems im Zentralabschnitt. Die Autoren, allesamt bekannte Fachleute des Ostwalls, haben in liebevoller Kleinarbeit und unter Einsatz moderner. Technik viele Informationen zusammengetragen und genau kartografiert.

Nov 12, 2024 · But plans to secretly secure the eastern border with Poland were being hatched as early as 1927, and with Hitler’s rise to power as Chancellor in 1933, development took off. The “Ostwall,” or...

Use the map for more information about this location and discover places nearby. Address: Pniewo 1, 66-300, Poland | Coordinates: 52.3719901, 15.5058912 | Open in Google Maps