SITES ABOUT FORTIFICATIONS IN THE AREA OF C & SE EUROPE
Roman Era
Turkish Conquests
Austria-Prussia Conflicts
Napoleonic Era
pre WW1 and WW1
Thirties (1930's)
Second World War
Cold War
ROMAN ERA
Claustra Alpium Iuliarum
The great wall between the Eastern and the Western part of the Roman Empire, now in Slovenia.
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TURKISH CONQUESTS
Kolpa - Carniolan Anti-Turkish Fortifications
The castles and forts on the left bank of the Kolpa river, in present Slovenia, built to protect Carniola and the rest of Austrian Empire against Ottomans.
Petrovaradin Fortress
in words and pictures
Petrovaradin Fortress
site by Nenad Seguljev
Palmanova
The Fort
Palmanova
The City and the Fort
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AUSTRIA - PRUSSIA CONFLICTS
Fortress Josefov
Austria's defence against Prussia.
Fortress Terezin
Austria's fort with the grim history.
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NAPOLEONIC ERA
Napoleonic Wars in Slovenia
The makeshift fortifications of the time.
Fortress of Linz
A late reply to the French threat, but an innovative concept.
Venetian Defences
Fortress of Marghera
Fort Monostor - Komarom
The mighty imperial heritage in Hungary
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PRE-WW1 AND WW1
NUF - Pula (Croatia)"
A group involved in preservation of Pula coastal defences (XIX. and XX. century).
Le Fortificazioni Militari
- highly comprehensive site about fortifications in Northern Italy with stress on pre WW1 forts, compiled by Giorgio Trevisan
Le Fortificazioni Militari
- same site as above via different URL
Ex-Forte
- German site with a great photo gallery of fortifications on Italy - Austria-Hungary front.
Fortezza Tagliamento
Impressions from the forts in Friuli, Italy.
Brennende Südfront
An Austrian site about the Italy - Austria-Hungary front.
Alpe-Adria Fortifications
An overview of fortifications in the area of NE Italy, Slovenia, S. Austria and W. Croatia including pre and WW1 fortifications.
X.a Regio Italica
The site about the Italian fortifications along the Tagliamento river by Sergio Silvestri.
Dolomitenfreunde
- association preserving the memory and remains of the WW1 battlefields
in Dolomiti area.
Dreznica (Krn battlefield) (Slovenian only)
- site about WW1 battlefield in Mt. Krn area.
Swiss Fortifications
By Oswald Schwitter,
Kobariski muzej (Museum of Caporetto)
- site by Museum in Kobarid - a site of the famous WW1 battle of Caporetto
Kras
- WW1 remnants on Kras (Kars, Carso, Karst), Slovenian only.
Forte-e-Trincee
- Austrian WW1 fortifications in Alto Garda - Trentino (Italian)
Venetian Defences
Forte Carpendo
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THIRTIES (1930's)
Rupnikova linija - the Rupnik Line
A former Kingdom of Yugoslavia Western Front defence line (presently in Slovenia and partly in Croatia) by author.
Vallo Alpino - Eastern part
Eastern part of Italian Vallo by author.
Vallo Alpino and it's stronghold Rijeka Fort
a site by Vladimir Tonic.
Vallo Alpino del Littorio
- A site by Alessandro Giudici, covering section of Vallo Alpino now in Slovenia and Croatia. (Italian)
Obmejne naprave v okolici Cerkna
Photo gallery of Vallo Alpino fortifications in Cerkno community (Eastrern part of Vallo in Slovenia) by Marko Razpet, Stefan Rutar and Stane Ursic.
Rupnikova linija
Photo gallery of Rupnik line and Vallo Alpino by Tomaz Stembal.
Le Fortificazioni in Caverna del Vallo Alpino
- an excellent site about Vallo Alpino by Lorenzo and Luciano Marcon,
mostly coevering sections along the Swiss and French border.
The underground fortifications of the Alpine Wall (partly English)
Les Fortifications en Caverne du Val Alpin (partly French)
X.a Regio Italica
The site about the Italian fortifications along the Tagliamento river by Sergio Silvestri.
Rijeka Bunkers
A collection of photos of Vallo Alpino fortifications around the port of Rijeka.
(Reka, Fiume), Croatia.
Vallo around Rijeka (Fiume, Reka)
Vallo Alpino fortifications around the Croatian port of Rijeka by Valadimir Tonic.
I forti ottocenteschi e del Vallo Alpino
Italian forts on French border compiled by Fabio Vallauri
Fortweb.net
Site by Caspar in more languages covering many fortifications including Maginot Line and Vallo Alpino.
www.bunkry.cz
A very comprehensive Czech site about Czech fortifications.
Kreuzbergpass
Small but interesting site on Vallo Alpino (in German).
Alpe-Adria Fortifications
An overview of fortifications in the area of NE Italy, Slovenia, S. Austria and W. Croatia
Schweizer Festungen - Fortifications in Switzerland
Swiss Fortifications by Oswald Schwitter.
GMS Reisen
Another Swiss site by Oswald Schwitter devoted to fortifications studies and tours (in German).
BUNKRY.cz
General Czech Site about the Czech Fortifications from 30's.
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Since I'm not aware of any Greek site devoted specifically to the fortifications (an info regarding this would be appreciated) here are some links that do mention the "Metaxas Line":
Keele Greek Society
Onwar.com
Operation Marita
Feldgrau - Greece War
Worldwar2database-Greece
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THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND COLD WAR
Bunkermuseum
Austrian post WW2 fortifications at Wurzenpass - Korensko sedlo, former Austrian-Yugoslavian and present Austrian-Slovenian border .
Crnuce Bridgehead
German infantry bunkers for protection of communications.
The Kranj - Jezersko (Seeberg Sattel) Road
German pill-boxes protecting the communications.
Pula branch of NUF (Croatia)"
A group involved in preservation of Pula coastal defences (XIX. and XX. century).
A stray one:
WMF - Workgroup Modern Fortifications (Belgium)"
Frank Philippart's site about the Atlantic wall inn Belgium.
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