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The Kilchlidossen Artillery Fortification (army designation A 2261) is a former casemate fortification on the western flank of the Bürgenstock in Stansstad, canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland. The fortress lies at an altitude of 520 m above sea level, in the rock beside the Stansstad–Bürgenstock road.
Construction of the three-storey works began in June 1941. It was ready for firing in September 1942 and was taken over by Fortress Watch Company 15 in June 1943. The first section of the access tunnel is passable by lorry. The works had a lift. The entrance behind the camouflage could be closed by a massive concrete gate (tilting gate). The construction cost was approximately CHF 1'000'000.
During the Second World War, the fortress was equipped with four 12 cm 1912/39 L14 field howitzers on lever-type mountings. Its field of fire extended primarily over the Stansstad defile, the crossing over the Rengg Pass, the Lopperstrasse and the area around Hergiswil. After the Second World War, the guns were replaced by four 10.5 cm 1942 L22 fortress guns.
Further armament consisted of two 24 mm anti-tank rifles (TB), four fortress machine guns (Mg) 11, four reserve Mg and eight light machine guns (Lmg). To protect the exposed gun positions, two twin anti-aircraft emplacements were built into the rock face, fitted with 20 mm anti-aircraft cannons (Flab Kann) W+F 1938.
