Blindages of the Tilžė defence line Fortification

Tilžė Forest can be reached by forest roads (there are signs and boards).
From 1915–1918, the 88th Division of the German 8th Army fought against the Russian Army on this section of the front. The defence line was situated here, where three blindages have been preserved. A blindage is a military field shelter designed to protect soldiers from artillery, machine-gun and rifle fire. All three blindages were built to a standard design, with only their size differing. They were built of the strongest construction materials – concrete and rebar – and were adapted to the terrain to be as inconspicuous as possible, either by being dug into the hills or by being incorporated into a more extensive system of trenches.