German army concrete fire point on the bank of the Ķegums HPP east of Lejasgrantiņi
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It is located about 0.25 km east of the extension of a small stream (the stream flows into Lejasgrantiņi) on the slope of the Ķegums HPP bank. From the Jaunjelgava - Ķegums road (P85) it can be found by walking along the Daugava bank (overgrown, before that – a forest clearing). A careful observer will also notice it from the river, because during the summer there is lush vegetation here. The concrete parts of the fire point are covered with green moss, metal and wooden structures are visible in the opening. Since the fire point is located on the edge of a washed-out bank as a result of the wave action of the Ķegums HPP, it can be dangerous to visit. There is a deep pit (bomb pit?) nearby. This is the eighth (from the Ķegums HPP, towards Jaunjelgava) of the fire points of the German army's World War I defense line on the left bank of the Daugava, which can be traced more or less along the entire length of the left bank of the Daugava. The aforementioned line of defense is a large-scale military system that has not yet been truly evaluated as a unified whole.
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Efforts to prevent the explosion of the Ķegums HPP
During World War II, when the armies retreated, a large number of militarily and logistically important facilities in Latvia were blown up so that these resources would not be left for the enemy. Such facilities were also in the vicinity of Ķegums, where one of the most important facilities is the Ķegums HPP, which, thanks to the efforts and efforts of its employees, was not completely destroyed.