Trench shelters of the German army support point in Tilžė Village
Fortification

In the village of Tilžė, right next to road 5303.

In 1915–1918, the 88th Division of the German 8th Army fought against the Russian army on this front line. The shelters of the support point, which were designed to protect soldiers from powerful fire strikes, were built according to a typical scheme, differing only in the sizes of the structures. The shelter-command post was built using the strongest possible building material - concrete and reinforcement, two entrances were located at the edges of the facade wall of the shelter-command post, between which there was a small row of windows, electricity was installed, water was brought from a nearby well, two stoves, wooden benches and bunks were installed. The rooms of the shelter-command post intended for officers, communication units, and the dressing station had whitewashed walls. The inscriptions “88 JDT” on the slats (metal troughs) of the shelter indicate that they were made in units of the 88th Division.