Ulm, Wilhelmsburg, inner yard
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After the final defeat of Napoleon in 1815 at Waterloo, the victorious powers agreed to defend the German states (Deutscher Bund or German Confederation) from the inside in case of France would again try to attack and occupy Germany. For that reason, the confederation created five huge federal fortresses (Bundesfestung) which also protected its cities which were: Mainz, Luxemburg, Landau, Rastatt and Ulm.
Ulm was the biggest of the federal fortresses and works had started in 1842 employing some 8000 men. A network of forts encircled the fortress city of Ulm, among which was Fort Wilhelmsburg. It was built between 1842-1849. The fort was named after Wilhelm I., King of Württemberg and was able to shelter almost 7000 soldiers. From 1871 until 1898 it was the HQ of the Grenadier-Regiment „König Karl“ (5. Württembergisches) Nr. 123 and from 1898 until 1918 the Infanterie-Regiment „Kaiser Wilhelm, König von Preußen“ (2. Württembergisches) Nr. 120.
Source: tourismus.ulm.de/en/discover/ulm-and-neu-ulm/sights/feder... and de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundesfestung_Ulm#XII_%E2%80%93_Wil...
Ulm, Wilhelmsburg, inner yard
Stitched image.
After the final defeat of Napoleon in 1815 at Waterloo, the victorious powers agreed to defend the German states (Deutscher Bund or German Confederation) from the inside in case of France would again try to attack and occupy Germany. For that reason, the confederation created five huge federal fortresses (Bundesfestung) which also protected its cities which were: Mainz, Luxemburg, Landau, Rastatt and Ulm.
Ulm was the biggest of the federal fortresses and works had started in 1842 employing some 8000 men. A network of forts encircled the fortress city of Ulm, among which was Fort Wilhelmsburg. It was built between 1842-1849. The fort was named after Wilhelm I., King of Württemberg and was able to shelter almost 7000 soldiers. From 1871 until 1898 it was the HQ of the Grenadier-Regiment „König Karl“ (5. Württembergisches) Nr. 123 and from 1898 until 1918 the Infanterie-Regiment „Kaiser Wilhelm, König von Preußen“ (2. Württembergisches) Nr. 120.
Source: tourismus.ulm.de/en/discover/ulm-and-neu-ulm/sights/feder... and de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundesfestung_Ulm#XII_%E2%80%93_Wil...