Ouvrage Mont des Welches
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| Ouvrage Mont des Welches | |
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| Part of Maginot Line | |
| Northeast France | |
| Built | |
| Construction materials |
Concrete, steel |
| In use | Abandoned |
| Controlled by | France |
| Battles/wars | Battle of France |
| Type of work: | Large artillery work (Grand ouvrage) |
|---|---|
| sector └─sub-sector |
Fortified Sector of Boulay └─Sub-sector of Hombourg-Budange |
| Work number: | A21 |
| Regiment: | 164th Fortress Infantry Regiment - 153rd Position Artillery Regiment |
| Number of blocks: | 7 |
| Strength: | 506 enlisted + 18 officers |
Ouvrage Mont des Welches, a grand ouvrage of the Maginot Line fortifications, was part of the Fortified Sector of Boulay. It comprised two entrance blocks, one infantry block, one artillery block, one observation block and two combination blocks. It was located between petit ouvrage Coucou and gros ouvrage Michelsberg, facing Germany.
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[edit] Description
The gros ouvrage comprised two entrance blocks, one infantry block, one artillery block, one observation block, and two combination blocks.
[edit] Current condition
The fortification has reportedly been stipped of equipment and buried [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
- ^ Bunkertours - Mont Des Welches. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
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