Ouvrage Aumetz
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| Ouvrage Aumetz | |
|---|---|
| Part of Maginot Line | |
| Northeast France | |
| Built | |
| Construction materials |
Concrete, steel |
| In use | |
| Controlled by | France |
| Battles/wars | Battle of France |
| Type of work: | Small infantry work (Petit ouvrage - infantry) |
|---|---|
| sector └─sub-sector |
Fortified Sector of Crusnes └─Sub-sector of Aumetz |
| Work number: | A8 |
| Number of blocks: | 3 |
| Strength: | 615 |
Ouvrage Aumetz part of the Fortified Sector of Crusnes of the Maginot Line, was located near the community of Aumetz in the Moselle département of France. The petit ouvrage was located between the gros ouvrages Bréhain and Rochonvillers, facing Luxembourg.
Aumetz was initially planned as a gros ouvrage of six combat blocks, but only three infantry blocks were built. It was one of the few Maginot ouvrages that were able to sabotage their weapons before surrendering to the Wehrmacht in June 1940.
- Block 1: Entry block with one automatic rifle cloche (GFM) and one machine gun cloche (JM).
- Block 2: Infantry block with one machine gun turret and two GFM cloches.
- Block 3: Infantry block with one machine gun/anti-tank gun embrasure (JM/AC47), one machine gun embrasure (JM) and two GFM cloches.
[edit] References
- Allcorn, William. The Maginot Line 1928-45. Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1-84176-646-1
- Kauffmann, J.E. and Kaufmann, H.W. Fortress France: The Maginot Line and French Defenses in World War II, 2006. ISBN 0-275-98345-5
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