Ouvrage Michelsberg
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Ouvrage Michelsberg is a major Maginot Line fortification in northeastern France, built to defend the Thionville sector with a network of underground galleries, combat blocks, and artillery positions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ouvrage Michelsberg canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maginot Line ouvrage
ⓘ
fortified structure ⓘ |
| armament |
anti-tank guns
ⓘ
artillery turrets ⓘ machine gun embrasures ⓘ mortars ⓘ |
| builtBy | Service Technique du Génie ⓘ |
| builtFor | border defense against Germany ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| connectedTo | surface by shafts and stairways ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1935 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1930 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentUse | museum ⓘ |
| designedAs | gros ouvrage ⓘ |
| designedTo |
delay German advance
ⓘ
provide interlocking artillery fire with neighboring ouvrages ⓘ |
| elevation | hilltop position ⓘ |
| garrison | French Army troops ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
armored cloches
ⓘ
concrete casemates ⓘ narrow-gauge internal railway ⓘ ventilation system ⓘ |
| hasPart |
ammunition magazines
ⓘ
artillery blocks ⓘ barracks ⓘ combat blocks ⓘ entry blocks ⓘ infantry blocks ⓘ observation posts ⓘ power plant ⓘ underground galleries ⓘ |
| hasRole |
artillery support position
ⓘ
defense of Thionville sector ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Grand Est
ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Est region
Moselle department ⓘ northeastern France ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bouzonville
ⓘ
Thionville ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | French Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Maginot Line
ⓘ
Fortified Sector of Thionville ⓘ
surface form:
Thionville sector
|
| status | preserved fortification ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Battle of France
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.