Avisen Danmark has published a travel feature on Gammelskov Krat in Southern Jutland, where the ruins of a German First World War gun battery still stand among the trees.
The piece, written by Søren Flott, appeared in the travel section of Avisen Danmark. It was posted online on the evening of August 26, 2026, and carries a publication date of August 27, 2026. The article describes a walk through the small wooded area close to the border between Denmark and Germany.
According to the report, German forces during the First World War feared that Britain would land troops in Jutland. To counter that threat, positions were established near the border, among them the Gammelskov Battery. Avisen Danmark states that the Germans forced prisoners of war to work themselves to death at the site.
The feature notes that there is not a great deal left to see at the location today. The remains of Gammelskov Batteri are nevertheless described as strongly atmospheric, and the site is presented as a reminder of one of the world’s bloodiest conflicts. The article is illustrated with photographs credited to Søren Flott and Ritzau Scanpix, and an audio version of about three minutes is offered to subscribers.
What other coverage says
Fyens Stiftstidende, which belongs to the same publishing group, Jysk Fynske Medier, covered the same location on August 26, 2026. As reported by that outlet, German authorities built defensive positions near the border because of the feared British landing, including the battery in what is now Gammelskov Krat. Prisoners of war were used by the Germans as labor on the works, according to the same account.
Avisen Danmark places the walk in the wider border landscape of Southern Jutland, where military history is visible in the terrain itself. Other sites in the region document the same past and the area’s rural life, among them Sønderborg Castle and the Museum Oldemorstoft near Padborg.
The article is framed as a walking route rather than a museum visit, with the ruins encountered along the way. Readers are told that the fortification remains lie within the thicket, close to the present-day frontier. No admission arrangements or opening hours are mentioned in the piece.
Avisen Danmark is published by Jysk Fynske Medier and is registered with the Danish Press Council. The travel feature sits in the outlet’s Rejser section, alongside its domestic news, business and sports coverage.
