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Coordinates: 49°15′00″N, 6°26′00″E
Ouvrage Bousse
| Type of work: |
Small artillery work (Petit ouvrage) |
sector
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Fortified Sector of Boulay
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| Work number: |
A24 |
| Regiment: |
162nd Fortress Infantry Regiment (RIF) |
| Strength: |
138 men + 4 officers |
Ouvrage Bousse was a lesser work (petit ouvrage) of the Maginot Line. The ouvrage was located between petit ouvrage Hobling and grand ouvrage Anzeling, near Hestroff in the Bois du Bousse, facing Germany. It is presently under renovation.
- Block 2: Infantry casemate, flanking to the south - one machine gun/anti-tank gun embrasure (JM/AC47), two GFM cloches.
- Block 3: Infantry casemate, flanking to the south one machine gun/anti-tank gun embrasure (JM/AC47), one machine gun embrasure (JM),two GFM cloches, one machine gun turret.
- Entry: one JM/AC47 embrasure, one grenade launcher cloche, one GFM cloche.
[edit] History
In June 1940, as German units bypassed Maginot fortifications to the east, French commanders ordered garrisons in the Boulay and Falquemont sectors to prepare for withdrawal to avoid their isolation by German units operating behind the lines. As it became clear that retreat was impratical, the orders were countermanded. The garrison at Bousse had already completed its measures and evacuated, only to be captured shortly afterwards on 18 June [1].
[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
[edit] See also
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Maginot line |
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| Fortified sector of Escaut |
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| Fortified sector of Maubeuge |
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| Fortified sector of Montmédy |
Ferté • Chesnois • Thonnelle • Velosnes
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| Fortified sector of Crusnes |
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| Fortified sector of Thionville |
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| Fortified sector of Boulay |
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| Fortified sector of Faulquemont |
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| Fortified sector of the Sarre |
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| Fortified sector of the Lauter |
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| Fortified sector of the Vosges |
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| Petit Maginot Line |
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