Ouvrage Bois Karre
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| Ouvrage Bois Karre | |
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| Part of Maginot Line | |
| Northeast France | |
 Machine gun turret - note two GFM cloches to the rear |
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| Built | |
| Construction materials |
Concrete, steel |
| In use | |
| Current condition |
Preserved |
| Controlled by | France |
| Battles/wars | Battle of France |
| Type of work: | Small infantry work (Petit ouvrage - infantry) |
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| sector └─sub-sector |
Fortified Sector of Thionville └─Sub-sector of Hettange-Grande |
| Work number: | A11 |
| Constructed: | 1930-1935 |
| Regiment: | 168th Fortress Infantry Regiment (RIF) |
| Number of blocks: | 1 |
| Strength: | 82 |
Ouvrage Bois Karre comprised part of the Fortified Sector of Thionville of the Maginot Line, facing Luxembourg. The petit ouvrage was situated in the Cattenom Forest between the gros ouvrages Soetrich and Kobenbusch, just south of Boust.
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[edit] Description
The single combat block comprises two firing chambers and one machine gun turret. The west firing chamber was armed with a machine gun embrasure and a machine gun/47mm anti-tank gun embrasure (JM/AC47). The east firing chamber was similarly equipped. Four [[GFM cloches|automatic rifle cloches (GFM) on the surface provided spotting for ouvrage Mettrich, along with a machine gun turret. The usine was equipped with two 40 horsepower Renault engines.
[edit] Manning
The garrison comprised 91 men of the 168th Fortress Infantry Regiment under Sub-Lieutenant Boulay.
[edit] Current condition
The ouvrage which retains a large portion of its equipment, has been restored and may be visited.
[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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