Fort bij Uithoorn
The "Fort bij Uithoorn (Fort at Uithoorn)", model B, was completed in 1911 as part of the Stelling van Amsterdam (Defence Line of Amsterdam, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site).
The fort was mobilized both in 1914-1918 (amongst others also by an anti aircraft unit) and in 1940. In World War II, the Germans used it as part of the 'Vordere Wasserstellung'.
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Source
- Text: Fedor de Vries
- Photos: Zandcee
Nearby
Point of interest
Monument
- War Memorial Uithoorn - Uithoorn
- Silence Memorial Uithoorn - Uithoorn
- Memorial ‘1940-1945' - Mijdrecht
Cemetery
- Commonwealth War Graves Wilnis - Wilnis
- Dutch War Graves New Municipal Cemetery Aalsmeer - Aalsmeer
- Dutch War Grave & War Memorial Roman Catholic Cemetery St. Martinus Noorden - Noorden
Remembrance Stone
- Stumbling Stones Handweg 55 - Amstelveen
- Stumbling Stones Keizer Karelweg 357 - Amstelveen
- Stumbling Stones Van der Veerelaan 8 - Amstelveen
Fortification
Crash site
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