Degerberget Fort Explained
Degerberget Fort (sv|Degerbergsfortet) is a modern fort, part of Boden Fortress, outside the city of Boden, Norrbotten, in northern Sweden. The fort was finished in 1908 but improvements were also continuously made during, and between, both World Wars. Besides its military role, the fort also served as storage for part of the Swedish gold reserve for over 40 years. Degerberget Fort was decommissioned in 1992.
Background
Boden Fortress was built to act as the operational base for all troops attached for the defence of Norrbotten, and serve as a supply fortress for troops stationed between it and the front line, as well as a blocking fortress in case of a Russian surprise attack.
Construction
Degerberget Fort was planned and constructed on Degerberget Mountain, north of Boden and west of the lake Buddbyträsket, between 1900 and 1908. It was the only fort in the northern fort group as defined in the 1914 defensive plans for Boden Fortress.
Armament
The main artillery consisted of four 12 cm Kanon m/99, backed up by another four 8.4 cm Kanon m/94-04 which were replaced by 8.4 cm Kanon m/47 in the early 1950s. Surrounded by a caponier ditch on all sides, the fort area also features one observation post, two searchlight sites and two larger bunkers.
History
Part of the Swedish gold reserve was kept here from 1941 to 1982. Degerberget Fort was decommissioned in 1992 together with Gammelängsberget Fort.
References
All sources in unless otherwise noted.
- Books
- Book: Bergmark . Ragnar . Bodens kommun: från forntid till nutid . 1980 . Bodens kommun . Boden .
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- Book: Högberg . Leif . Ohlsson . Jan Erik . Militär utflykt!: en vägvisare till militärhistoriska sevärdheter i Sverige . 2006 . Fort & Bunker . Skurup . 91-973900-8-9 .
- Book: Nyström . Bror Oscar . Skeppstedt . Sven . Boden: fästningen, garnisonen, samhället . 1990 . Ekblad . Västervik .
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- Book: Törnquist, Leif . Svenska borgar och fästningar: en militärhistorisk reseguide . 2007 . Medströms . Stockholm . 978-91-7329-008-1 .
- Journals
- Björhammar . Anders . 1998 . Sista skottet från fästningen: nu ska Bodens hemligheter bli turistmål . Populär Historia . 5 . 29 - 32 .
- Ericson Wolke . Lars . Eriksson, Sten Olof . Törnquist, Leif . 2007 . Militära hemligheter: svenska fort och fästningar . Populär Historia . 7 . 36 - 46. etal.
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- Lidström . Hans . 2005 . Rödbergsfortet - Ett monument . Ledaren - Tidskrift för Västerbottens Befälsutbildningsförbund . 1 . 4 . 2006-12-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930012014/http://www.forsvarsutbildarna.se/index.php?dispatchTo=Renderer&action=download&file=11866 . 2007-09-30 .
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- Svensson . Göran . 2000 . Vår första moderna befästning . Tidskriften Kulturvärden . 1 . 14 - 19 . 2011-11-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927064044/http://www.sfv.se/cms/showdocument/documents/sfv/kulturvarden/2000_01/var_forsta_moderna_befastning.pdf . 2011-09-27 .
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- News
- News: Anundby . Nils . Många myter om fortet . . 2006-07-18 . 2011-11-18 .
- News: Englund . Peter . Peter Englund . Om terroristskräcken i vårt land . . 2005-08-18 . 2007-01-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061214131526/http://www.peterenglund.com/textarkiv/binladinboden.htm . 2006-12-14 .
- News: Hagerfors . Anna-Maria . Topphemlig fästning blev turistmål . . 2002-07-28 . 2011-11-18 .
- News: PM . Turistmålet som skulle stoppa ryssen . . 22 . 2002-08-25 .
- News: Råde . Hampus . Sveriges hemliga rum . Värnpliktsnytt . 17 . 2004-05-11 .
- Online
- Web site: Kultur & Nöje - Boden . 2006-09-04 . Bothnian Arc . n.d. . https://web.archive.org/web/20041103033938/http://www.bothnianarc.com/svensk/kultur/boden.html . 2004-11-03.
- Web site: Bodens fästnings karta . 2006-09-04 . Dig Maps AB . 2001 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060614064008/http://www.bodenkartan.com/bodfastningkarta.htm . 2006-06-14 . . [2]
- Web site: Bodens fästning & Rödbergsfortet . 2011-11-18 . Fästningsguiden i Norr AB . n.d. . .
- Web site: Breech-loaded Guns and Cannon used by the Swedish Armed Forces . 2007-06-04 . Persson . Mats . 2002 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070518192859/http://www.tfd.chalmers.se/~m95perm/vapen/kanon/lista.html . 2007-05-18 .
- Web site: Bodens fästning - Nordens største bjergforter . 2006-09-04 . Spangsberg . Svend . n.d. . https://web.archive.org/web/20080221014116/http://www.spangsberg.esenet.dk/borgsverige.html . 2008-02-21. da.
- Web site: Bodens fästning . 2011-11-18 . Statens fastighetsverk . Swedish National Property Board . n.d. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927063957/http://www.sfv.se/cms/sfv/vara_fastigheter/sverige/bd_norrbottens_lan/Bodens_fastning.html . 2011-09-27 .
- Web site: Price level in Sweden 1830 - 2010 . 2011-11-18 . Statistiska centralbyrån . Statistics Sweden . 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120113204630/http://www.scb.se/Pages/TableAndChart____33838.aspx . 2012-01-13 .
- Other
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External links
Notes and References
- A slightly different version of the article which contains some additional information but lacks pictures, is available at sfv.se . Citations for pp. 1 - 7 refers to this alternative version.
- The main page image is missing, but klicking on it bring up parts of the map.
