Fort Wilhelm, Military fortification in Bremerhaven, Germany
Fort Wilhelm extended over three acres of land at the Weser estuary, featuring a semicircular brick structure with two floors and eighteen cannons.
The Kingdom of Hanover constructed Fort Wilhelm in 1834 to protect the first harbor of Bremerhaven, maintaining military control as stipulated in the 1827 treaty.
The fort temporarily stored the figurehead from the Danish ship Christian VIII, which was destroyed in battle during 1849 before Duke Ernst II acquired it.
The garrison consisted of forty-four soldiers led by one captain and one lieutenant, yet the fortification proved ineffective against attacks on the Weser estuary.
After its military decommissioning in 1866, the fort served as a hospital for cholera patients before its final demolition in 1874.
Location: Bremerhaven
GPS coordinates: 53.53830,8.57861
Latest update: March 6, 2025 04:38
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