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Coordinates: 49°07′33″N, 6°35′44″E
Ouvrage Kerfent
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Small artillery work (Petit ouvrage) |
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Fortified Sector of Faulquemont
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Ouvrage Kerfent was a lesser work (petit ouvrage) of the Maginot Line. The ouvrage consisted of three infantry blocks and an observation block, and is located between petits ouvrages Mottemberg and Bambesch, facing Germany. The ouvrage is presently flooded.
[edit] History
On 21 June 1940, the Wehrmacht attacked Kerfent with 88mm high velocity gunfire. Despite machine gun support from neighboring Mottemberg, Kerfent was forced to surrender [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
- The Kerfent's website : http://www.kerfent.com - kerfent.com - Site internet du Petit Ouvrage du Kerfent de la ligne Maginot
[edit] See also
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| Fortified sector of Escaut |
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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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