Current Status
Today, site visits are organized by l'Association AMIFORT VECKRING. The volunteers have restored one block to functionality, with a working elevator, a turret turntable and lift table. The movement of the turret is shown to visitors. One of the four generators is equipped with a post-World War II engine and is also running during sightseeing tours. The electric train in the mountain is used in the tour to transport visitors from the ammunition entry to the functional turret. Block 8 is also visited in the tour.
Guided tours are offered on weekends, opening hours on weekends are 14:00 to 17:00, varying over the year.
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135mm howitzer of Block 9, interior view.
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135mm howitzer of Block 9, interior view, large area.
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135mm howitzer of Block 9, exterior view.
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Hackenberg — top of Block 7.
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Hackenberg — Main gallery.
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Hackenberg — Turret for twin 135mm bomb-launchers.
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Hackenberg — The same turret closed or "eclipsed".
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