Maginot Line Ouvrage Kobenbusch

 fortification, Maginot line

Gros Ouvrage in the Thionville sector of the Maginot Line with a total of 7 combat blocks and 2 entry blocks. At full strength the ouvrage contained nearly 530 men and officers. The disposition of blocks is as follows. Most of the fort is currently flooded due to the construction of a nearby cooling pond.

Block 1: Infantry block with one machine gun turret and one light machine gun cupola.
Block 2: Anti-Tank block with one 47mm anti-tank embrasure, one twin machine gun embrasure and two light machine gun cupolas.
Block 3: Fire control block with one observation cupola and one light machine gun cupola.
Block 4: Infantry block with one machine gun turret, one twin machine gun cupola and one light machine gun cupola.
Block 5: Artillery block with one 75mm gun turret and one light machine gun cupola.
Block 6: Artillery block with one 81mm mortar turret and one light machine gun cupola.
Block 7: Artillery block with three 75mm gun embrasures, two light machine gun cupolas and one grenade launcher cupola.
Ammunition entry: two light machine gun cupolas, 3 light machine gun embrasures and one 47mm anti-tank embrasure.
Personnel entry: one light machine gun cupola and one 47mm anti-tank embrasure.

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