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Bolejny is a small Masurian village located in the central and southernmost part of the German defensive position: Hohenstein-Stellung. In the vicinity of this town there is a large concentration of fortifications, which constitute a very interesting tourist attraction of this region. One of the more interesting objects located in the immediate vicinity of the village is an anti-tank barrier, which dates back to 1944 and a combat bunker from 1938. The total length of Hohenstein-Stellung is over 100 km and consists of 118 passive bunkers intended for infantry teams and 11 combat bunkers. The Position also includes armoured ditches, trenches, dugouts, corrugated sheet metal bunkers, rifle caponiers and several hundred single-chamber, single-person, reinforced concrete bunkers, so-called "kochbunkers" or "koch pots" (the name comes from the organizer of the fortification action of East Prussia with these objects - Gauleiter Erik Koch). All passive and combat bunkers have their numbering, which is currently a great help when visiting these objects. According to the bunker markings, Hohenstein-Stellung begins at the town of Stare Jabłonki located east of Ostróda and continues through the towns of Ostrowin, Wola Rychnowska, Mielno near Olsztynek, Waplewo, Witramowo, Żelazno, Bolejny, Wólka Orłowska, Likuzy, Orłowo near Nidzica, Koniuszyn, Wikno where it reaches Lake Omulew. Then the fortifications run through Jabłonka, Natać Wielka, Czarny Piec, all the way to Lake Kalwa near Pasym. In the vicinity of Jedwabno, the Olsztynek Position connects with the Szczycień Forest Position (Ortelsburger Waldstellung). The Olsztynek Position did not play a major role during World War II. In January 1945, despite its earlier reinforcement, among others with an anti-tank ditch, it was surrendered almost without a fight. Russian war chronicles show that major skirmishes took place, among others, in the vicinity of the towns of Natać Wielka and Czarny Piec, where tanks were used to fight the Germans defending themselves in the Olsztynek Position. Clashes between the Red Army and the German Army also took place somewhere in the vicinity of Olsztynek. Generally, however, the facilities were not used for major military operations. After the war, only a few shelters were blown up in whole or in part, most of them survived and to this day, they are an interesting tourist attraction in southern Masuria. Support us if you like what we do: https://patronite.pl/MazurskieTajemnice Visit us: https://www.mazurskietajemnice.pl/ / mazurskietajemnice / mazurskietajemnice