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Cover your ears and sense the smell of gun powder
A terrific day awaits you
at Dybbøl Banke
At the Historic Battlefield Centre
Dybbøl Banke, you will get involved
in one of the most exciting chapters
of Danish history. Join the war of
1864, where the cannon thunder and
the scent of pancakes spread in the
soldier’s camp.
The Prussian soldier J. Bubbe is
excited about his new breech loader,
that fires its bullets with an enormous
velocity. Danish private Hansen is
pleased with his good, old muzzle
loader. It does not fire the bullets
with the same velocity, but it always
works! At the centre, you may be
so lucky as to overhear the cheerful
argument between the two soldiers
during the war between Prussia and
Denmark in 1864.
‘This type of presentation of
history is the centre’s hallmark’, explains
centre manager and curator
Bjørn Østergaard: ‘We present the
war of 1864 through the people who
took part in it. By the help of old
letters and diaries, we can show what
these people were like and how they
lived through the war.’
‘When visitors see, listen to and talk
to the historical persons, they experience
the war in a new and exciting
way. New people join the story all the
time; in this way we can renew and
vary what visitors come across at the
history centre.’
Not only the historical people are
active in the centre. Suddenly, you
and your family become a part of the
dramatic events yourselves.
While singing the Danish song
‘When I went to War’ and getting
loud commands, you march to the
stands, where you must cover your
ears when a cannon is fired with a
deafening bang. Later on you will
try out what it is like to lift a tremendously
heavy fortress cannon. You
enjoy yourself with pancakes and a
fire, you cast bullets at the smith’s
and write letters with a pen and ink.
Se more at www.1864.dk.
A deafening bang and a lot of smoke
Make a good deal in one of the traders tents
Real persons tell about everyday life during the
war of 1864
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