Ouvrage Otterbiel
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| Ouvrage Otterbiel | |
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| Part of Maginot Line | |
| Northeast France | |
 Front of Block 2: the embrasure on the right is equipped with an AC 47 anti-tank gun |
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| Built | |
| Construction materials |
Concrete, steel |
| In use | |
| Controlled by | France |
| Battles/wars | Battle of France |
| Type of work: | Small artillery work (Petit ouvrage) |
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| sector └─sub-sector |
Fortified Sector of Rohrbach └─Sub-Sector of Bitche |
| Work number: | O 400 |
| Constructed: | 1933 |
| Number of blocks: | 5 |
| Strength: | 200 |
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Ouvrage Otterbiel forms part of the Maginot Line in the Fortified Sector of Rohrbach, Sub-sector of Bitche, and is located on the Camp de Bitche of the French Army. It was located between gros ouvrage Schiesseck and petit ouvrage Grand Hohekirkel. The petit ouvrage comprises four combat blocks and an entry block. Due to budget restrictions, a planned flanking infantry block was never constructed.
[edit] Description
Mixed entry: The entry provides for personnel and ammunition on one unit, with munitions arriving by truck. It is protected by two automatic rifle cloches (GFM) and a machine gun/47mm anti-tank gun (JM/AC47) embrasure, which was never provided due to a clack of funding; only a machine gun was provided.
Block 1: Submerged (in the ground) block with a machine gun turret and a GFM cloche.
Block 2: Casemate block with two JM/AC47 embrasures, one [[JM cloche|machine gun cloche (JM) and one [[LG cloche|grenade launcher cloche, with two more GFM cloches covering the approaches. Communications were via radio.
Block 3: Casemate block, similar to Block 2, with two JM/AC47 embrasures, one 81mm mortar turret and one JM cloche. Two GFM cloches covered approaches. Communications were via radio.
Block 4: Observation block with one observation cloche (VDP) and two GFM cloches.
[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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