Ouvrage Immerhof
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| Ouvrage Immerhof | |
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| Part of Maginot Line | |
| Northeast France | |
 Machine gun turret, Block 2 |
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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: | Small infantry work (Petit ouvrage - infantry) |
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| sector └─sub-sector |
Fortified Sector of Thionville └─Sub-sector of Hettange-Grande |
| Work number: | A10 |
| Constructed: | 1930-1935 |
| Regiment: | 168th Fortress Infantry Regiment + 151st Position Artillery Regiment |
| Number of blocks: | 4 |
| Strength: | 193 enlisted + 5 officers |
Ouvrage Immerhof is one of the largest petit ouvrages of the Maginot Line. Located near the community of Hettange-Grande, it is 7 km north of Thionville between the gros ouvrages of Molvange and Soetrich, the closest ouvrage to the Luxembourg frontier. It was part of the fortified sector of Thionville, in the fortified region of Metz, the strongest portion of the Line. Apart from its function as a communication post between the neaghboring gros ouvrages, Immerhof also controlled the road and railway routes from Luxembourg, which passed in the immediate vicintiy. It also protected other Maginot works in the vicinity: the casemates of Kanfen, the infantry shelter of Stressling, the observation point and shelter of Hettange-Grande, and a number of nearby blockhouses constructed during the Phoney War.
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[edit] Description
The ouvrage consists of four combat blocks: two blocks with machine gun turrets, one infantry block with an 81mm mortar turret, and one entry block. Immerhof was the only ouvrage to be built using entirely cut-and-cover techniques, with no tunneling. It was named after a nearby farm.
[edit] Current status
The ouvrage is maintained as a museum.
[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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