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National Redoubt (Switzerland)
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The Swiss National Redoubt is a defensive plan developed by the Swiss government beginning in the 1880s to respond to foreign invasion. In the opening years of the Second World War the plan was expand
Plan of the defence lines of the National Redoubt[citation needed]
Plan of the defence lines of the National Redoubt[citation needed]
Camouflaged cannon beside the Lago di Lucendro. It has a 105 mm calibre and fires up to range of 17 kilometres (11 mi).
Camouflaged cannon beside the Lago di Lucendro. It has a 105 mm calibre and fires up to range of 17 kilometres (11 mi).
Instructions to the Swiss population in case of war. Point 7 tells people to stay where they live. 8: Only minor evacuations would ever take place. 9:
Instructions to the Swiss population in case of war. Point 7 tells people to stay where they live. 8: Only minor evacuations would ever take place. 9: Announces the use of deadly force if any refugees clog roads and paths – presumably those leading to the alpine redoubt.
Camouflaged infantry fortification in Sufers (machine gun bastion left, antitank gun right, housing, and connecting tunnel)
Camouflaged infantry fortification in Sufers (machine gun bastion left, antitank gun right, housing, and connecting tunnel)
Reduit
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A reduit is a fortified structure such as a citadel or a keep into which the defending troops can retreat when the outer defences are breached. The term is also used to describe an area of a country t
A reduit in the German fortress of Mainz
A reduit in the German fortress of Mainz