Danube Valley Railway (Baden-Württemberg) Inzigkofen was pushed through by the German general staff, for whom the Danube Valley Railway was seen as a strategic railway in case of another war with France. Since 1901, the Danube Valley Railway, together with the Höllentalbahn (Schwarzwald), form part of the pan-regional railway link from Ulm to Freiburg im Breisgau. The Danube Valley Railway runs alongside the Danube river and crosses it several times. From Immendingen the line runs across the Upper Danube Nature Park "(Naturpark Obere Donau)", brushing up against the southern edge of the Schwäbische Alb, all the while following the course of the Danube. Between
Army of the Danube for the defense of the Republic. The Swiss passes commanded access to northern Italy; consequently, the army that held those passes could move troops to and from northern and southern theaters quickly. The river was a formidable barrier to what the French perceived as Austrian aggression, and the state that controlled its crossings controlled the river itself. Finally, control of the Upper Danube would allow France to move its troops from Italy to the North Sea, or any point in between, offering immense strategic value. Toward this end, in the early November 1798, Jourdan arrived in Hüningen, near the Swiss