Ouvrage Galgenberg
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| Ouvrage Galgenberg | |
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| Part of Maginot Line | |
| Northeast France | |
 135mm gun turret, Galgenberg, May 2001 |
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| Built | |
| Construction materials |
Concrete, steel |
| In use | |
| Current condition |
Preserved |
| Open to the public |
Yes |
| Controlled by | France |
| Battles/wars | Battle of France |
| Type of work: | Large artillery work (Grand ouvrage) |
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| sector └─sub-sector |
Fortified Sector of Thionville └─Sub-sector of Elzange |
| Work number: | A15 |
| Regiment: | 167th Fortress Infantry Regiment - 151st Position Artillery Regiment |
| Number of blocks: | 8 |
| Strength: | 420 enlisted + 15 officers |
Ouvrage Galgenberg forms a portion of the Fortified Sector of Thionville of the Maginot Line. It is situated in the Cattenom Forest, near the gros ouvrage Kobenbusch and petit ouvrage Oberheid. Its principal mission was to cover the valley of the Moselle.
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[edit] Description
The ouvrage comprised two entries and six combat blocks:
- Ammunition entry : at grade, two automatic rifle cloches (GFM) and one machine gun/47mm anti-tank gun (JM/AC47) embrasure.
- Personnel entry: shaft, one GFM cloche and one JM/AC47 embrasure.
- Block 1: Infantry block with one JM/AC47 embrasure and one GFM cloche.
- Block 2: Infantry block with one JM/AC47 embrasure, one JM embrasure, and one two GFM cloches.
- Block 3: Infantry block with machine gun turret and one GFM cloche.
- Block 4: Artillery block with 81mm mortar turret and one GFM cloche.
- Block 5: Observation block with one GFM cloche, one machine gun cloche (JM), and one observation cloche (VDP).
- Block 6: Artillery block with 135mm gun turret, one grenade launcher cloche (LG) and one GFM cloche.
[edit] Manning
The 445 men and 15 officers of the 167th Fortress Infantry Regiment (RIF) and the 151st Position Artillery Regiment (RAP) were under the orders of Captain Guillaume de la Teyssoniére.
[edit] Current condition
The ouvrage is maintained by Association A15 and may be visited.
[edit] External links
- La Ligne Maginot en Lorraine: le Galgenberg (French)
- Site de l'association du Galgenberg (French)
- Bunkertours - Galgenberg
[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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