The Galindestellung is built in the same line as the Masurische Grenzstellung. See the other part
of the website. Contrary to the above mentioned line there are less types from the 100 series.
Although they lie close together the Festung Pioniere chose to use types from the 500 series here.
Due to the scarce steel parts most entrancedoors were small 1.1m ones (15P7, 433P01, 446P01) and
the gasdoors were usally the tiny 59P8 (1.7x0.6m) doors instead of the regular 19P7 (1.7x0.8m) doors.
The MG casemate 514 is unique for the region and can only be found in Poland, four remaining
examples are known.

To understand why the Germans built a line here one needs to know something about the area.

Masuria, in Polish and German respectively, Masury and Masuren is an area in the northeast of Poland.
It was part of the former German province of East-Prussia which led the creation of the German Empire
in 1871. A large part of the population were ethnic Poles but the majority of them regarded themselves
as East-Prussians. The main language however became German and Germanisation of the people was
done through education. Teaching of the Polish language at school was forbidden after 1872.
From 1933 on, during the National Socialistic government, all Polish activities were banned and even
all names of cities and villages were changed from Old Prussian and Polish to newly-created German names.
East-Prussia consisted of a small part of todays Lithuania, Russia's Kalingradskaya and Masuria.
It bordered to Russia, a worldpower and one of Germany's biggest enemies. After the invasion and division of
Poland in 1939 the USSR came even closer. In 1940 a defenceline along East-Prussia's north and eastern border
was built. The so-called Grenzstellungen were divided in three Festung Dienststellen: Königsberg (Kaliningrad),
Lötzen (Giżycko) and Allenstein (Olsztyn). The Masurische Grenzstellung is part of Fest.Dst. Lötzen.
The interesting thing about this area is the use of modern Regelbauten which were demolished in the Westwall
but still remain along this line.
The huge amount of armoured parts which were used are most of the time still present.