Fortification Villa Rose
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The Villa Rose is a fortress camouflaged as a dwelling house, and contains all its weapons as they existed in 1940 - cannon, machine guns, etc. A soldier's home has been reconstituted in its attic and is available for meetings, conferences, etc.
The Villa Rose, a fortress disguised as a house, contains all its weapons as they existed in 1940 - cannon, machine guns, etc. A soldier's home has been reconstituted in its attic and is available for meetings, conferences, etc. A collection of Swiss film newsreels 1940-45 is available. Between 1930 and 1945, the Swiss army erected a defense line and anti-tank fortifications from the Jura peaks (La Dunanche, observation point on Lake Geneva and the Alps) and Prangins/Gland on the banks of Lake Geneva. The Villa Rose is one of the strongest elements of this line, blocking the Swiss Route which was until 1964 the main route from Geneva to Switzerland. A path, known as the Toblerones, allows you to walk along the line in a natural and refreshing setting along the rivers which constituted a first natural defense line.
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General information
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Fortification Villa Rose
c/o Pierre-Alain Rossier, ch. de la Bergerie 7 1273 Arzier 079 285 1900 (Président de l'Association) info@toblerones.ch |
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Address
Villa Rose
Route Suisse
1196
Gland
Switzerland