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The Military Historical Foundation of the Canton of Zug (Militärhistorische Stiftung des Kantons Zug) is a foundation with the purpose of safeguarding and cultivating the military heritage of the Swiss Confederation in the canton of Zug.
Goals[edit]
The Military Historical Foundation of the Canton of Zug wants to secure the construction witnesses who came from the Switzerland in the Second World War and from the time of the Cold War in the canton of Zug, And make it accessible to science and to the public.
Purpose[edit]
The Military Historical Foundation of the Canton of Zug is intended to:
- Ensuring the cantonal and federal military-historical cultural heritage in the widest sense.
- The acquisition, preservation, preservation and maintenance of fortifications and their access to science and the public, as well as the acquisition of the necessary property.
- The operation and content of the museum complex of the Bloodbound on the Gubel in the municipality of Menzingen.
Organization[edit]
The foundation was established in January 1994 by 25 persons, as a civil-law institution.
The Military History Foundation of the Canton of Zug consists of
- The Board of Trustees,
- The area Fortification with the fortifications,
- The area Air Force
- Of the external auditors.
The MHSZ submits to the Swiss foundation Foundation supervision according to Swiss foundation law.
Membership of the Foundation[edit]
The Military Historical Foundation of the canton of Zug is a member organization of ‘’FORT - CH / Festungen – Schweiz’’, the national umbrella organization of Swiss civilian fortress organizations, , who maintain the fortresses and other infrastructures of the army and make it publicly available for science and the public .
Military cultural property of the canton[edit]
Range Fortresses[edit]
The Military History Foundation of the canton of Zug has now taken over 35 fortifications, which are entertained and are shown on guided tours. A further 40 fortresses are still to be taken over.
The acquired fortresses, all date from the time of the Second World War, which were further operated in the post-war years and were equipped with more recent types of weapons. These facilities should be used in the disposition of the Felddivision 6 as part of the Réduit national a blow through the pre-alpine part of the canton Zug into the basin of Schwyz and from there on towards Gotthard fortress prevent. The infantry fortress disposition consisted of several detention groups, which reinforced the defenses of infantry guerrillas and fusilier battalions with tank and infantry obstacles, as well as infantry bombs. These blocking groups were able to request artillery fire from the mobile artillery, partly from concreted artillery positions and artillery bunkers in the canton of Schwyz. Aviation defense batteries, partly on forest-built camouflaged wooden towers, protected the barriers against air raids. The bases of these plants are still visible today.
The fortifications consist of “”Panzersperren” ground-to-surface obstacles in the form of tank ditches and tank walls, tank bunkers, machine gun bunkers, artillery squad cavities, artillery tunnels and permanent artillery with 7.5 cm and 15 cm .[1]
The inventory of the plants already taken over consists of the following:
| Objects | number |
|---|---|
| Machine gun bunker | 16 |
| Panzerabwehrkanonen-Bunker | 3 |
| Infantry cannon-garage | 1 |
| Infantry Cannon Fire Shield | 1 |
| Artillery tunnels and artillery pits | 8 |
| Artillery Commando Caverns | 2 |
| Accommodation | 4 |
Bloodhound[edit]
The Military History Foundation of the Canton of Zug has taken over the operation of the protected air defense control armament position BL-64 ZG "Bloodhound" on the Gubel in the municipality of Menzingen. The facility can be visited during guided tours. The BL-64 ZG "Bloodhound" is the only one of the former six air defense control armament position of the British type Bloodhound Mark II , which has been permanently maintained in the Swiss Mittelland and Jura, and has been kept in high readiness during the last years, without any interruptions. The air defense weapons "Bloodhound" had been procured for the protection of the Swiss airspace, together with the Mirage IIIS and the FLORIDA Airspace monitoring and management system. Since the 1960s, the three systems have been used up to the end of the millennium. Their tasks are now taken over by the combat aircraft F/A-18 Hornet and the new radar system FLORAKO. The ground-based air defense weapon "Bloodhound" has not received any successor system.
The entire facility remains the property of the Swiss Confederation and the Defense Department (DDPS). One of the former two units is under cantonal Cultural heritage management.
In summer, several of the eight launcher will be equipped with original, but inert missiles. The complete electronic and mechanical facilities are at their original location. The main components of the SAM system are: Command center with deployment point, radar, power supply with diesel units, launcher, underground missile magazines, a collimation tower and transmission systems. Within the complex there is a developed street network, in the entrance area the military camp is used by the VBS. The anti-aircraft weaponry BL-64 ZG "Bloodhound" is today the only one of its kind in the world.[2]
Zuger Depot Technical History[edit]
The Military History Foundation of the Canton of Zug is the founder and member organization of the association Zug Depot Technology History (Vereins Zuger Depot Technikgeschichte / ZDT) in the former Zeughaus Neuheim. The Zug depot technology history is interdisciplinary and includes, in addition to the army, the topics Fire department and public transport. The Military History Foundation of the Canton of Zug shows various equipment projects, equipment and weapons of the Swiss Army, with the main focus on infantry, armored personnel, aviation, artillery and armored vehicles. The equipment, guns and armored vehicles are maintained in the Zug depot technical history, restored as necessary, and kept available for guided tours and open days for the interested public.
The exhibition includes the following vehicles:
- Berna L275/10 Truck from 1937
- GMC AC 454 Trucks of 1940
- Motor-Gebirgskanone 1938 L22 (7.5 cm MotGeb Kan 38 L22)
- 20mm Fliegerabwehr cannon 1938 (Flab Kan 38) W + F Berne
- Orion Autobus 1904
- Saurer 5 DUK 1965
- APE 4.80 Zugerland Verkehrsbetriebe ZVB passenger trailer
- AGP 3 Trailer ZVB luggage trailer
- Motor vehicle CFe 4/4 "elephant" 1913 of the electric tramway in the canton of Zug (ESZ)
- Flood control Unit Volkswagen Transporter 1961
- ADL ADL 1979
- Reconstruction truck Magirus-Deutz Muni 1957
- SCBA Transporter Geser F-250 4x4
References[edit]
Citations[edit]
- ^ Militärhistorische Stiftung des Kantons Zug: Karten der Werke
- ^ David Külling, Manfred Hildebrand, Maurice Lovisa: Military monuments in the area of the Luftwaffe. VBS 2008
Bibliography[edit]
- Silvio Keller, Maurice Lovisa, Thomas Bitterli: Militärische Denkmäler in den Kantonen Uri, Schwyz und Zug. Inventar der Kampf- und Führungsbauten. (Hrsg.) Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport, Bern 2005 [1]
External links[edit]
- website - with all necessary information on the visits of the fortresses and the museum "Bloodhound"
- Website ZDT - ZDT Zug depot technology history
- Website FORT - CH - Homepage of the Swiss civilian organizations for fortresses
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