ZAPRIJEČNA OBLAST STOLAC - SPERRE STOLAC KAO DIO DRUGE LINIJE AUSTROUGARSKIH FORTIFIKACIJA U BOSNI I HERCEGOVINI OD 1878. DO 1918.
STOLAC-SPERRE STOLAC BARRIER AREA, AS PART OF THE SECOND LINE OF AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN FORTIFICATIONS IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA FROM 1878 TO 1918.
Author(s): Manuel MartinovićSubject(s): Military history, Recent History (1900 till today), Security and defense, 19th Century
Published by: Fakultet humanističkih nauka, Univerzitet »Džemal Bijedić« u Mostaru
Keywords: fortification belt; the Austro-Hungarian army; defensive barracks; defensive line; artillery;
Summary/Abstract: Immediately upon arrival in Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1878, AustriaHungary started building a new fortification system adjusted to modern warfare and contemporary military tactics. With the construction of the fortification belt along the border with Montenegro in the areas of Trebinje and Bileca, the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy established first defensive line in Herzegovina, which was a guarantee of the eastern borders protection. As a backup, second defensive line was set in the belt of Kalinovik, Ulog-Obrnja, Nevesinje and Stolac. Beside these, there were very well-fortified cities of Sarajevo and Mostar, the latter being a background support to the first two mentioned Herzegovinian lines. Stolac had three forts and a large complex of defensive barracks. During World War I all the Austro-Hungarian forts in Herzegovina fulfilled their defensive function.
Journal: Hercegovina
- Issue Year: 2025
- Issue No: 24
- Page Range: 105-120
- Page Count: 16
- Language: Bosnian
