[4] Fronte Beckers
Description
The Beckers front, named after Karl August Reichsgraf von Beckers zu Westerstetten, was, together with the Schmauß front, the strongest front section of the fortifications.
This section of the fortress is still completely preserved over a length of 250 metres and reveals the typical fortification system of the time. From the town side, the main rampart rises 11 metres above the natural terrain and 17 metres above the moat. The rampart is around 40 metres wide at the base and still around 17 metres thick at the height of the gun emplacements.
A passageway under the rampart leads to the inner courtyard of the two-legged moat defence. This is a triangular defence structure consisting of 6 spacious gun emplacements on each side, from which the main ditch could be filled with fire over a distance of 200 metres. In front of this is a revetment, in front of which another ditch is constructed.
At the exits of the revetment are flanking batteries and weapon emplacement reduits, which are connected to each other by a wall, so that each is a small fortress in its own right. Casemates for gun and rifle fire were set up over two storeys. Equipped with 12 guns each, they were also used to house the fall-out groups.
The outer edge of the trench consists of a strong sandstone wall. From here, brick-built mine passages lead off at right angles. The Beckers front had 15 main tunnels and 90 secondary tunnels.
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