Soldiers town

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Shop and Tickets

Welcome to History Center Dybbøl Banke.

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Soldiers hutment

These hutments build behind the lines are meant for the reserve.

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Storyteller's Corner

This is where you can, from time to time, meet the storyteller.

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Officers' Baracks

Baracks of the staff officers.

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Soldiers' Baracks

Baracks for 30-40 private soldiers.

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Post & Telegraph Office

Here you can try the telegraphe and write a letter with pen and ink. During the holidays you can exchange "skilling".

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Well

In one of the redoubts, there was a well like this. You can try it but don't drink the water.

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Smithy

The blachsmith is very important as he can fix many things like new horseshoes. The Danish army had more than 10,000 horses.

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Canteen

Here the soldiers can buy things which the army do not supply.

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Field kitchen

This is where the soldiers can cook their rations.

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Fortification Cannon

The cannon has been hit, and the barrel must be put on a new wooden carriage.

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Gunpowder Magazine

Here the gunpowder and grenades are stored behind thick concrete walls.

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The Redoubt

The redoubt is a reconstruction built according to the principles used in 1864. It thus consists of elements that could be found in the ten Danish redoubts at Dybbøl.

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Storm the Redoubt!

Her you can try to enter the redoubt as the Prussians did in 1864.

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Fortification Cannon, high

This 84-pounder uses cannonballs filled with black powder.

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Drill Ground

Here there are sometimes military drills with the guests - just like in 1864.

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Blockhouse

This is the shelter for the soldiers of the redoubt.

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Cannon Crane

The Cannon Crane is used when switching cannon barrels.

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Roller Bridge

This is the only way in and out of the redoubt, you can draw the bridge and make it harder for the enemy to enter.

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Vantage Point

From here see part of the battlefield, among others remnants of Redoubt 4 and 8. You can also see the Prussian Fortification from 1865, today known as the King's Redoubt (Kongeskansen).

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Field sentry hutment

As a soldier on an outpost in front of Dybbøl, it is nice to take cover i a hutment like this.

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Route 1864 - Information board

Scan the QR code and hear the eyewitnesses from 1864

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Use a metal detector!

During the holidays you can for try a metal detector and find shell fragments from the war.

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Exhibition

Exhibition about some of the people who took part in the war of 1864.

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Field Cannon

The small field gun is relatively easy to move around, typically drawn by six horses.

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Loading Magazine

This is where the grenades are filled before being carried to the cannons.

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Bullet hole

Watch a film about our shooting attempts with bullets and cartridges against this part of a blockhouse wall as well as against a ship's side.

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Lunch tent

Primarily for our groups such as school classes

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Education Tent

Tent for educational purposes.

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