Ouvrage Schoenenbourg

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Ouvrage Schoenenbourg is a major fortified artillery work of the Maginot Line in northeastern France, notable for its extensive underground galleries, combat blocks, and well-preserved World War II defenses.


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Maginot Line ouvrage
fortified artillery work
alternateName Gros ouvrage de Schoenenbourg
armament 75 mm guns
81 mm mortars
anti-tank guns
machine guns
builtBy French Army
constructionEnd 1935
constructionStart 1931
country France
defensiveRole artillery support
infantry support
designedBy Commission d’Organisation des Régions Fortifiées
garrisonSize approximately 600 men
hasFeature armored turrets
narrow-gauge underground railway
retractable turrets
ventilation system
hasPart ammunition magazines
artillery blocks
combat blocks
entry blocks
infantry blocks
observation blocks
power plant
underground barracks
underground galleries
heritageDesignation historic monument
locatedIn Bas-Rhin
northeastern France
near Hunspach
Schoenenbourg
notableEvent remained operational until French armistice in 1940
sustained heavy German bombardment in 1940
notableFor extensive underground galleries
well-preserved World War II defenses
openToPublic true
operator French Army
partOf Fortified Sector of Haguenau
Maginot Line
preservationStatus well-preserved
status museum
tourism guided tours available
usedInConflict World War II

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Ouvrage Schoenenbourg ("Gros ouvrage de Schoenenbourg")
alternateName
Fortified Sector of Thionville ("Ouvrage Billig")
hasPart
Maginot Line
significantSection

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