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Ouvrage Schiesseck
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Large artillery work (Grand ouvrage) |
sector
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Fortified Sector of Rohrbach
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11 |
Ouvrage Sciesseck was a gros ouvrage of the Maginot Line, located near Bitche in the French département of Moselle. Schiesseck was adjoined by gros ouvrage Simserhof and petit ouvrage Otterbiel, and faced the German frontier.
Schiesseck comprised two separate entrance blocks for ammunition and personnel, four infantry blocks, four artillery blocks and one observation block.
[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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Maginot line |
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| Fortified sector of Maubeuge |
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| Fortified sector of Montmédy |
Ferté • Chesnois • Thonnelle • Velosnes
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| Fortified sector of Crusnes |
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| Fortified sector of Thionville |
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| Fortified sector of Boulay |
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| Fortified sector of Faulquemont |
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| Fortified sector of the Sarre |
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| Fortified sector of the Lauter |
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| Fortified sector of the Vosges |
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| Petit Maginot Line |
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