Concrete fire point of the German army at the Ķegum HPP (in the Energy Museum on the territory)
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It is located 300 m northwest of the Ķegums HPP dam (Ķegums prospect), in the territory of the Energy Museum. Relatively well preserved, visually impressive. It can be viewed only when visiting the Energy Museum, or from the north side, on the other side of the fence of the Ķegum HPP territory. This is one of the fire points of the defense line of the German army during the First World War on the left bank of the Daugava, which can more or less be traced 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 really been evaluated as a whole until now.
Used sources and references:
1. The story of Harry Jaunzem (former Ķegum HPP engineer);
2. Energy Museum: https://latvenergo.lv/lv/energetikas-muzejs/par-muzeju
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Efforts to prevent the blowing up of Ķegums HPP
During the Second World War, when the armies retreated, a large part of the militarily and logistically important objects in Latvia were blown up, so that these resources would not remain with the current opponents. Such objects were also in the vicinity of Ķegums, where one of the most important objects is the Ķegums HPP, which, however, was not completely destroyed due to the efforts and efforts of its employees.