farmland, and therefore earthen field fortifications have not been preserved. Also most of the smaller and less thick-walled bunkers have been demolished. The strongpoint was established in January, 1944 when an army coastal battery was emplaced on the spot. Construction of the four gun bunkers started in the spring of 1944; the first was poured in June, the last in November. The establishment of the strongpoint at Tørring was due to the strengthening of the coastal defences along the Danish west coast beginning at the end of 1943. Thus, in January, 1944 the army coastal artillery in Denmark was strengthened with nine
batteries with 12.2 cm Russian field guns, two batteries of 19.4 cm French guns, and one 15 cm German K 39 battery. The battery at Tørring was supposed to strengthen the defence of the western entrance of the Limfjord. Only two of the new army coastal batteries were emplaced in bunkers of the type Regelbau 669. The strongpoint is privately owned.
A Regelbau 669 seen from the rear (© K. Stigaard) In the foreground an open position for a 12,2 cm gun. In the background the rear side of a Regelbau 669 gun casemate (© MCH)
Excerpt from: “Fest. Pi. Stab, NR. 5 Herning. Anl. 6 (Ringkøbing - Oddesund)”, orig. 1:100.000, 12 March 1944 (© RA, K699 272.5.a)
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