The Scandinavian countries Denmark, Finland, Norway  and Sweden are a treasury
 of  fortifications.
 Since the Vikings, it has been neccesary to fortify the borders an cities. Many of the
 old fortifications have been destroyed. But old Viking-cities like Trelleborg  and
 Fyrkat in Denmark have later been excavated.

 From the Middle Ages there is little left. Fire has taken its toll, and also some were
 destroyed by war.  Specially in the sixteenth and seventeenth century,  Sweden and
 Denmark was constantly at war with  each other, and The British Navy burned most
 of Copenhagen in 1807.
 
 The unique about Scandinavia are the preWW1 fortifications.
 All Scandinavian countries were neutral, and many of the fortifications from late
 nineteenth century were not destroyed as it happened in the rest of Europe.
 In the southern part og Jutland, at the time part of  Germany,  the German Army
 constructed the stronghold Sicherungsstellung Nord during WW1.

 The Copenhagen Fortification Line, build in 1886 to 1902  is well preserved. 14
 kilometers of fortifications around Copenhagen, numerous forts and batteries and
 almost all the naval forts and coastal batteries are remaining.

 Sweden has been neutral in both WW1 and WW2, but neutrality must be defended,
 and therefore there are  a number of fortifications. The Bohus Fortress from  1308,
 The Boden Fortress form late 19. century  and the not very well  preserved pre
 WW2 Per Albin Line.

 In Norway is the old Akershus Castle near Oslo from 1290 and  Oscarsborg from
 1644, famous for sinking the heavy German Cruiser Blücher during the invasion
 of Norway April 9th. 1940. Beside these, Norway has a  lot of contributions to
 the fortification history.

 Many of the Finnish fortifications were build by Sweden Russia or England during
 the Crimean War. Soumenlinna, a fortress from 1747, Svartholma  from 1749 and
 some costal positions built by Peter the Great.
                         
 

             The Fortifications of Copenhagen 1880-1920
                                       (in English)
                                       Go to: Vestvolden.info here

                            Denmark and the Cold War

                                              Denmark and the Cold War
                                                The Stevns Fort from 1953
                                                The NIKE and HAWK areas south of Copenhagen
                                                The Cold War Museum Stevns Fort 

                             Go to the Stevns Sites here

                     NEW      The Langelands Fort form the Cold War 

                   The Danish-Prussian Wars 1848-51 and 1864

                       The Danish-Prussian wars 1848-51 and 1864
                                   The Prelude to the Wars
                                   The Battles
                                   The Consequences

                                             Go to the sites here                                              

                    WW1 Sicherungsstellung Nord. Defence Line North     
      During WW1, Germany during 1916 to 1918 builded a heavy defence line
      across the Southern Jutland, DK, known as Sicherrungstellung Nord. 
      A German northern  WW1 stronghold.

                                     The Baltic Region before WW1
                                     The Background
                                     The Batteries
                                     The P.O.W.'s and the German State Prisoners

                     Go to the Sicherungstellung Nord sites here


                    History of the Danish Homeguard 1945-2005. (In Danish only) 
                             Træk af Hjemmeværnets historie. 1945-2005

                                            Go to the sites here