List of surviving elements of the Siegfried Line
This article lists those elements of the Siegfried Line that have survived or whose function is still clearly recognisable. The structures are listed roughly from north to south and grouped by the individual construction programmes involved in building the Siegfried Line.
Geldern position, Brüggen-Kleve Sector
- Kleve Sector of the Siegfried Line
- * Three bunkers of Regelbau Type 102V near Kranenburg-Nütterden
- * Regelbau Type 102V near Kessel
- Goch Sector of the Siegfried Line
- * Five bunkers of Regelbau Type 102V near Goch
Border Guard Programme
- Bunker for an anti-tank gun emplacement near Aachen-Bildchen
- Garage for an anti-tank gun emplacement near Simmerath
- Bunker near Simmerath
- Garage for an anti-tank gun emplacement near Monschau-Konzen
Engineer Programme
- Saarland
- * Merzig-Wadern county
- ** Besseringen B-Werk
- ** Bridge-guarding bunker, Mettlach
- ** Bridge-guarding bunker, Besseringen
- ** Regelbau 105B8 in Besseringen
- ** Regelbau 121B8 in Besseringen
- ** Regelbau D2 in Beckingen
- ** Regelbau C1 in Merzig
- ** Regelbau C7 near Beckingen
- ** Regelbau B1-1a in Mettlach
- ** Regelbau B1-1 above the Saar river loop
- ** Regelbau B1-1 in Besseringen
- ** Regelbau B1-1 near St. Gangolf
- ** Regelbau B1-1 in Merzig
- ** Regelbau B1-1 in Saarfels
- ** Regelbau B1-1 in the Haardt
- ** Regelbau B1-2a above the Saar river loop
- ** Regelbau B1-2a near St. Gangolf
- ** Regelbau B1-5a in Mettlach
- ** Regelbau B1-5a in Merzig
- ** Regelbau B1-5a in Besseringen
- ** Regelbau B1-5a near Fremersdorf station
- ** Regelbau B1-7a in Mettlach
- ** Regelbau B1-7a in Besseringen
- ** Regelbau B1-20 in Besseringen
- ** Regelbau B1-23 in Mettlach
- ** Regelbau B1-23 in Besseringen
- ** Regelbau B1-25 in Besseringen
- ** Anti-tank gun emplacement near St. Gangolf
- ** Three-storey, specially designed bunker near Mettlach
Limes Programme
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- * Tank ditch in the forest opposite the Tüschenbroich Mill, Wegberg
- * Bunker ruins near Dahlheim-Rödgen
- * Bunker ruins at the Burgberg, Wassenberg Castle
- * Defended concrete garage/barn in Wassenberg, Rosenthal
- * Three water-filled tank ditches in the Wurm valley near Geilenkirchen
- * Tank obstacle south of Geilenkirchen consisting of concrete and U-profiles from Czech war booty material
- * Observation post near Herzogenrath-Bank
- * Diverse visible remains of four rows of dragon's teeth near Aachen-Eilendorf and Münsterbusch
- * One bunker to a special design within Burgau Castle near Düren-Niederau
- * Bunker of Regelbau Type 10a on the Burgberg near Hürtgenwald-Bergstein
- * Bunker of Regelbau Type 31 below the Burgberg near Hürtgenwald-Bergstein
- * First aid post bunker of Regelbau Type 32 near Simonskall. The house built on the top of the bunkers was not used to camouflage the bunker as is often suggested, but was first built in the 1950s.
- * Group of bunkers in the Buhlert forest area
- ** Two multiple fortified positions Regelbau Type 10
- ** Double fortified position Regelbau Type 11
- ** MG bunker Regelbau Type 23
- ** One bunker for water supplies
- * Fortified position of Regelbau Type 10 with a house built on top after the war Near Simmerath-Hechelscheidt
- * Bunker for water supplies near Dahlem-Baasem
- * Double fortified position of Regelbau Type 11 near Baasem
- * Machine gun emplacement of Regelbau Type 1 B1/1 near Berk
- * Bunker under the Dahlem-Kronenburg training establishment
- * Machine gun emplacement, modified Regelbau Type 23 by the Trans-Venn Railway
- * Two multiple fortified positions of Regelbau Type 10a near Dahlem-Kronenburg
- * Bunker southeast of Osburg in the vicinity of the B 52 federal highway by the Grünbrücherschneise
- Saarland
- * Merzig-Wadern county
- ** Regelbau 2 in Beckingen
- ** Regelbau 10 in Saarhölzbach
- ** Regelbau 10 in Mettlach
- ** Regelbau 10 in Besseringen
- ** Regelbau 10 near St. Gangolf
- ** Regelbau 10 in Merzig
- ** Regelbau 10 in Merzig
- ** Regelbau 10 in Merzig
- ** Regelbau 10 in Harlingen
- ** Regelbau 10 in Bietzen
- ** Regelbau 10 in Saarfels
- ** Regelbau 10 in Haustadt
- ** Regelbau 10a in Mettlach
- ** Regelbau 10a in Besseringen
- ** Regelbau 10a in Merzig
- ** Regelbau 10a in Merzig
- ** Regelbau 10a in Bietzen
- ** Regelbau 10a in Beckingen
- ** Regelbau 10b1 in Mettlach
- ** Regelbau 10b1 in Merzig
- ** Regelbau 11 in Saarhölzbach
- ** Regelbau 11 in Besseringen
- ** Regelbau 11 in Merzig
- ** Regelbau 11 in Brotdorf
- ** Regelbau 19 in Beckingen
- ** Regelbau 23 in Mettlach
- ** Regelbau 23 in Merzig
- ** Regelbau 31 in Brotdorf
- ** Regelbau 522B01 near Besseringen
- ** Regelbau 1 museum bunker “Anton” near Besseringen
- Baden-Württemberg
- * Extensive bunkers and fortifications at the Isteiner Klotz
Aachen-Saar Programme
- Saarland
- * Merzig-Wadern county
- ** Regelbau 101v in Rimlingen
- ** Regelbau 105b in Beckingen
- ** Regelbau 105d in Beckingen
- ** Regelbau 106b in Beckingen
- ** Regelbau 108b in Beckingen
- ** Regelbau 110 in Merzig
- ** Regelbau 114a in Beckingen
- ** Regelbau 115b in Merzig
- ** Regelbau 120d near Harlingen
- ** Special bunker with Type 20P7 six-port turret and group to “A” standard near Fremersdorf station
Wartime Regelbau
- Saarland
- * Merzig-Wadern county
- ** Regelbau 51a near Oberleuken
- ** Regelbau 501 in Sinz
- ** Regelbau 502 near Oberleuken
- ** Regelbau 506 in Besseringen
- ** Regelbau 509c in Besseringen
- ** Regelbau 509c in Merzig
- ** Regelbau 395 in Beckingen
Special elements
- Various covered positions and MG emplacements reinforced at the Orscholz Switch
- Diverse visible remains of five rows of dragon's teeth west of Aachen
- Armoured walls at the Aachener Schneeberg and at the Aachen-Visé railway line
- Observation post near Aachen-Schleckheim
- Five rows of dragon's teeth near Aachen-Köpfchen
- Bunker in the Iterbach valley near Walheim
- Bunker in the Aachen Forest near Entenpfuhl - Regelbau SK6/a
- Regimen valley battle position near Aachen-Brand - Regelbau 117
- Five rows of dragon's teeth in the area of the Hotel Relais Königsberg
- Bridge design of the five rows of dragon's teeth at the dam of the Dreilägerbach
- Bunker for water supplies near Lammersdorf hunting lodge
- Diverse visible remains of five rows of dragon's teeth between Lammersdorf and Monschau
- * Remains of a movable ichen Schranke near Lammersdorf
- Two armoured concrete shields near Hellenthal-Wahlerscheid
- Bunker for water supply near Hellenthal-Wahlerscheid
- Parallel running four and five rows of dragon's teeth between Hellenthal-Hollerath and Ormont
Rhineland-Palatinate
- Westwallmuseen Wiltingen: MG Schartenstand and artillery OP
- verschiedene Höckerlinien between Brandscheid and Eschfeld
- intact Gruppenunterstand near Roth/Our
- Katzenkopf B-Werk near Irrel
- Gerstfeldhöhe A-Werk in Niedersimten in the borough of Pirmasens
- Siegfried Line Museum, Bad Bergzabern
Saarland
- Regelbau 114a in Beckingen
- Regelbau in Haustadt
- Siegfried Line bunker in Pachten
- Siegfried Line bunker Rentrisch
- Halberg position with Bunker WH 316
- Five rows of dragon's teeth near der B 41 between St. Wendel and Bliesen sowie Teile davon in Hofeld-Mauschbach and Baltersweiler
- Five rows of dragon's teeth near the Harschberger Hof on the B 269 federal road between St. Wendel and Winterbach
- Bunker near Hofeld-Mauschbach of unknown type
Baden
- Bunker of Regelbau Type 10 in Rastatt
- Bunker of Regelbau Type 32 in Dettenheim-Rußheim
Air Defence Zone West
- Bunker near Vettweis-Ginnick
- Bunker Type K in Isweiler near Frauwüllesheim
- Bunker near Nideggen-Schmidt
- Position near Kirspenich
- Position near Dahlem
- Water bunker near Kommern
- Armoured bunker near Bouderath
- Heavy anti-aircraft position in the Vollausbau near Zingsheim
Literature
- Dieter Bettinger, Martin Büren: Der Westwall. Die Geschichte der deutschen Westbefestigung im Dritten Reich. Vol. 1. Der Bau des Westwalls 1936–1945, Vol. 2. Die technische Ausführung des Westwalls. Biblio, Osnabrück, 1990,.
- Jörg Fuhrmeister: Der Westwall: Geschichte and Gegenwart. Motorbuch, Stuttgart, 2004,.
- Dieter Robert Bettinger, Hans-Josef Hansen, Daniel Lois: Der Westwall von Kleve bis Basel. Auf den Spuren deutscher Geschichte. 2. Auflage. Nebel Verlag, Eggolsheim, 2008,.
- Manfred Groß: Der Westwall zwischen Niederrhein und Schnee-Eifel. Rhineland-Verlag, Cologne, 1989,.
- Doris Seck: Saarländische Kriegsjahre. Vol. 2: Unternehmen Westwall. Buchverlag Saarbrücker Zeitung, Saarbrücken, 1985,.