Fort Gondo Simplonpass

Fort Gondo is an infantry fort that was of central strategic importance in the narrowing of the Gondo Gorge. In the early 20th century and during active service in World War I, the army expanded the existing 19th-century defences in the Gondo Gorge into a modern fortification. The fort included a flanking gallery from which the strategically important part of the street opposite the "Grand Gallery" could be guarded.

Further expansion and modernisation of the fort took place shortly before and during the Second World War, when the fortification gained importance as part of the Reduit defences. The Stockalper road leads into the fortress area about 350 m through the connecting tunnel between the west and east galleries.

Around 1995, the fortress was decommissioned. Today it serves as a museum telling the history of the fortress and the military presence on the Simplon Pass.

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Source

• Text: Bert Deelman
• Photos: Bert Deelman
• https://www.ecomuseum.ch/museen-und-sammlungen/museen/fort-gondo
• https://www.brig-simplon.ch/poi/festung-fort-gondo