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| Evacuation of Danevirke | |||||||||
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| Part of the Second Schleswig War | |||||||||
 The famous painting Tilbagetoget fra Dannevirke 1864 by Niels Simonsen, showing the Danish withdrawal from the Dannevirke fortifications. | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Prussia  Austria |
 Denmark | ||||||||
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Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia |
Gen. Christian de Meza | ||||||||
During the Second War of Schleswig, the fortifications of Danevirke were evacuated by the Danish army in 1864. This marked the last military use of the ancient defence structure of Danevirke, which has remained in German possession ever since.