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Hohenzollern Redoubt
The Hohenzollern Werk (Hohenzollern Redoubt) was a German fortification during the First World War and was considered to be the strongest defensive-work on the whole of the front. The British tried to capture it in the period 25 September - 15 October 1915, but failed. The British Army lost 3.763 men in the Battle of the Hohenzollern Redoubt.
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- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons
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