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Coordinates: 49°08′51″N, 6°35′40″E
Ouvrage Mottemberg
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Small artillery work (Petit ouvrage) |
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Fortified Sector of Boulay
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Ouvrage Mottemberg was a lesser work (petit ouvrage) of the Maginot Line. The ouvrage consisted of one entrance block and two infantry blocks, and is located between petits ouvrages Coume Annexe Sud and Kerfent, facing Germany.
[edit] History
On 21 June 1940, Mottemberg fired on German troops attacking petit ouvrage Kerfent. Since Mottemberg was only able to use machine gun fire, the intervention was unsuccessful and Kerfent surrendered [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
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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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