Bremen Redoubt, Zonnebeke 1997

[Cnock]

closed in 1998.

[Bob Davies]

Thanks for these pictures Cnock.

Apparently built by the Australians,  then discovered in 1983 next to a brickworks.

Screen shot of a map courtesy of http://digitalarchive.mcmaster.ca/islandora/object/macrepo%3A66722

Grid ref 28 26D. a.8.3 9.3

There are multiple maps showing it on trench mapper for those interested. https://www.westernfrontassociation.com/trenchmapper-public/

Regards, Bob.

[Howard]

Bremen Redoubt can be found using just Bremen in Advanced Search in TrenchMapper. It can also be found with map reference 28.D.26.a.83.93

Change maps in lower left panel.

Howard

[HenryTheGerman]

You may find it interesting that the Germans had a division and army group observation post called "Bremen" in a similarly named bunker in Molenhoek near Becelaere. Here is an excerpt from a battle map belonging to my grandfather, who served there temporarily as an observer and reconnaissance officer. The map also shows the course of the routine patrol route that had to be walked regularly.

 

[AOK4]

59 minutes ago, HenryTheGerman said:

You may find it interesting that the Germans had a division and army group observation post called "Bremen" in a similarly named bunker in Molenhoek near Becelaere. Here is an excerpt from a battle map belonging to my grandfather, who served there temporarily as an observer and reconnaissance officer. The map also shows the course of the routine patrol route that had to be walked regularly.

 

 

Beware, the name "Bremen Redoubt" was given by the British to a kind of strongpoint which was part of the Wilhelm-Stellung, built in 1916. The Germans called it "Brandenburg Werk". It was in the winter 1917-1918 that the British army built an underground dugout in this area.

It was quite common for the German army to name bunkers and strongpoints etc after German cities, you'll find "Bremens" all over the frontline.

Jan