Ouvrage Einseling

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Ouvrage Einseling
Part of Maginot Line
Northeast France
Built
Construction materials	Concrete, steel
In use	Abandoned
Controlled by	France
Battles/wars	Battle of France

Ouvrage Einseling
Type of work:	Small artillery work (Petit ouvrage)
sector	Fortified Sector of Faulquemont

Ouvrage Einseling was a lesser work (petit ouvrage) of the Maginot Line. The ouvrage consisted of one infantry block, and is located between petits ouvrages Bambesch and Laudrefang, facing Germany.

1 History
2 References
3 Notes
4 See also

[edit] History

On 21 June 1940, Einseling successfully resisted a German attack with support from neghbor Laudrefang ^[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] Notes

^ Kauffmann, p. 172

[edit] See also

v • d • e Maginot line

Fortified sector of Escaut	Eth

Fortified sector of Maubeuge	Sarts • Bersillies • Salmagne • Boussois

Fortified sector of Montmédy	Ferté • Chesnois • Thonnelle • Velosnes

Fortified sector of Crusnes	Ferme Chappy • Fermont • Latiremont • Mauvais Bois • Bois du Four • Bréhain • Aumetz

Fortified sector of Thionville	Rochonvillers • Molvange • Soetrich • Kobenbusch • Galgenberg • Métrich • Billig • Immerhof • Bois Karré • Oberheid • Sentzich

Fortified sector of Boulay	Hackenberg • Mont des Welches • Michelsberg • Anzeling • Coucou • Hobling • Bousse • Berenbach • Bovenberg • Denting • Village Coume • Coume Annexe Nord • Coume • Coume Annexe Sud • Mottemberg

Fortified sector of Faulquemont	Kerfent • Bambesch • Einseling • Laudrefang • Téting

Fortified sector of the Sarre	Haut-Poirier

Fortified sector of the Lauter	Simserhof • Schiesseck • Welschhof • Rohrbach • Otterbiel

Fortified sector of the Vosges	Grand Hohekirkel • Four à Chaux • Lembach

Petit Maginot Line	Alpine Line

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