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The Border Line defenses of Switzerland were constructed in the late 1930s in response to increasing tensions between Switzerland and its neighbours, chiefly the Axis powers of Germany and Italy. The Border Line was planned to slow or hold an invading force at the border. It consisted of a series of bunkers spaced at short intervals along the French, German and Austrian borders. The bunkers were reinforced by larger multi-blockhouse forts at key points. Most of the positions were within two or three kilometers of the frontier.

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  • Die Grenzbefestigungen der Schweiz waren militärische Verteidigungslinien der Schweizer Armee zur Wahrung der Unabhängigkeit im Sinne der bewaffneten Neutralität und des Haager Neutralitätsabkommens. Angesichts der rasanten Weiterentwicklung der Kriegstechnik beschloss die Schweizer Regierung, die Grenzfestigungen während des Zweiten Weltkriegs mit gestaffelten Verteidigungslinien (vorgeschobene Stellungen, Limmatstellung) und dem Reduit zu ergänzen bzw. zu verstärken. (de)
  • The Border Line defenses of Switzerland were constructed in the late 1930s in response to increasing tensions between Switzerland and its neighbours, chiefly the Axis powers of Germany and Italy. The Border Line was planned to slow or hold an invading force at the border. It consisted of a series of bunkers spaced at short intervals along the French, German and Austrian borders. The bunkers were reinforced by larger multi-blockhouse forts at key points. Most of the positions were within two or three kilometers of the frontier. (en)
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  • Die Grenzbefestigungen der Schweiz waren militärische Verteidigungslinien der Schweizer Armee zur Wahrung der Unabhängigkeit im Sinne der bewaffneten Neutralität und des Haager Neutralitätsabkommens. Angesichts der rasanten Weiterentwicklung der Kriegstechnik beschloss die Schweizer Regierung, die Grenzfestigungen während des Zweiten Weltkriegs mit gestaffelten Verteidigungslinien (vorgeschobene Stellungen, Limmatstellung) und dem Reduit zu ergänzen bzw. zu verstärken. (de)
  • The Border Line defenses of Switzerland were constructed in the late 1930s in response to increasing tensions between Switzerland and its neighbours, chiefly the Axis powers of Germany and Italy. The Border Line was planned to slow or hold an invading force at the border. It consisted of a series of bunkers spaced at short intervals along the French, German and Austrian borders. The bunkers were reinforced by larger multi-blockhouse forts at key points. Most of the positions were within two or three kilometers of the frontier. (en)
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  • Grenzbefestigungen der Schweiz (de)
  • Border Line (Switzerland) (en)
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