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.

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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

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Fortified Sector of Thionville hasPart Ouvrage Michelsberg