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The Battle of Dybbøl (Danish: Slaget ved Dybbøl; German: Erstürmung der Düppeler Schanzen) was the key battle of the Second Schleswig War, fought between Denmark and Prussia. The battle was fought on the morning of 18 April 1864, following a siege that began on 2 April. [5]
The siege of the Stronghold Dybbøl. Map, the Dybböl Stronghold 1864. In 1862-63, Danish engineer troops built the 10 redoubts of the Dybböl stronghold, a position in a half-arc from the waters of Vemmingbund to the Als Sund. Due to savings, the redoubts were built with wooden blockhouses as a shelter for the crew instead of concrete.
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On 17 March, a smaller Danish attack to the northwest develops into an actual battle, where the Prussians quickly throw in larger forces. The Danes are almost completely forced back into the redoubts with practically all the terrain in front of the position lost. The Danes lose 667 men this day against the Prussians’ 138 men.
On 18 April at 4 in the morning, the most violent bombardment of Dybbøl begins with almost 8,000 grenades launched in just six hours. At 10 o’clock, the cannons stop and about 10,000 well-trained Prussian stormtroopers emerge from the last storm parallel to the Danish redoubts. The soldiers are divided into six storm columns with redoubts 1 ...
On April 18 at 1 p.m. At 04:00 the final bombardment began. In just a few hours, nearly 8,000 grenades fell over the Danish redoubts, trenches and the area behind the redoubts. The bombing continued for 6 hours during which the fortifications were finally destroyed.
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It entrenched itself at the Dybbøl trenches, which became the scene of the siege and subsequent Battle of Dybbøl (7 April – 18 April 1864). This battle resulted in a Prussian - Austrian victory over Denmark. In the following peace settlement, Denmark surrendered Schleswig.
Dybbøl 1864: The Battle that Shaped HistoryOUTLINE:00:00:00The Prelude to Battle00:01:05The Day of the Attack00:02:05The Aftermath00:03:05The Legacy of the B...
