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The
Højbjerg (Höhberg) Battery
A battery
composed of four 12 cm guns from Fort Feldscheide at Kiel.
The guns were mounted in high carriages.
The battery was divided in two half’s (east and west) in the garden of two
private properties 800
meters north of Arrild.
The crew consisting of naval gunners.
The battery was never finished. In the western half, rooms in a number of
two guns, while there in
the eastern half only is a storage room.
In both half’s there was a moat secured with fascines.
The guns were mounted on concrete platforms
with timber along the wheels.
At the Southside of the properties an
observation n tower mentioned as PionierBeobachtungswarte
Höhberg. From here the test firing was observed.
The real observation stand was placed250 meters north north east of the
battery.
There was a lot of water in the areas, and it was constantly drained. In
spite of this, there always
was water in the battery area.
The guns were test fired to an area north west of Fiskholm.
After the test firing, the battery was inspected by Prinz Heinrich who
disqualified it.
Then
the battery
Dieckmann (named after the battery commander) was moved to its new place
at
Hyrup
Vestermark.
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