Fort Hackenberg

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Fort Hackenberg is a massive French fortification complex in northeastern France that served as one of the largest and most important strongpoints of the Maginot Line.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maginot Line ouvrage
fortification
military museum
builtFor French defensive strategy between the World Wars
constructedBy French Army
controlledBy France
country France
currentUse museum
tourist attraction
designedTo defend French border with Germany
endDate 1935
garrison French troops
hasPart ammunition magazines
anti-tank gun emplacements
armored turrets
artillery blocks
casemates
combat blocks
entry blocks
infantry blocks
machine gun embrasures
observation blocks
observation cloches
power plant
underground barracks
underground galleries
underground railway
ventilation system
heritageDesignation monument historique
heritageDesignationCountry France
locatedIn Moselle department
northeastern France
locatedNear Thionville
Veckring
namedAfter nearby Hackenberg hill
notableFor being one of the largest ouvrages of the Maginot Line
extensive underground tunnel network
heavy artillery armament
openToPublic true
operator French Army
partOf Fortified Sector of Thionville
Maginot Line
startDate 1929
status preserved
strategicRole major strongpoint of the Maginot Line
usedDuring World War II
usedFrom 1930s
usedUntil 1940

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Veckring hasLandmark Fort Hackenberg
this entity surface form: Ouvrage Hackenberg (nearby)
Veckring near Fort Hackenberg
this entity surface form: Hackenberg Maginot Line fortification
Maginot Line significantSection Fort Hackenberg