Ouvrage Sentzich

Ouvrage Sentzich is part of the Fortified Sector of Thionville of the Maginot Line.

Ouvrage Sentzich is part of the Fortified Sector of Thionville of the Maginot Line. The petit ouvrage for infantry is located to the south of gros ouvrage Galgenberg, on the edge of the main road to Luxembourg near the village of Sentzich. Gros ouvrage Métrich is to the east.

Description

The single infantry block possessed two firing chambers and one machine gun turret. The north chamber was equipped for a machine gun/37mm anti-tank gun combination (JM/AC37), and was surmounted by an automatic rifle cloche (GFM). The south firing chamber was equipped similarly. The usine was equipped with two Baudouin motors, of 36 horsepower (27 kW) each.

Manning

The ouvrage was manned by 66 men of the 168th Fortress Infantry Regiment, under the command of Lieutenant Legrand.

Current condition

The ouvrage is owned and maintained by the commune of Cattenom.

See also

  • List of all works on Maginot Line
  • Siegfried Line
  • Atlantic Wall
  • Czechoslovak border fortifications

Notes

References

Bibliography

  • Allcorn, William. The Maginot Line 1928-45. Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1-84176-646-1
  • Kauffmann, J.E. and Kaufmann, H.W. Fortress France: The Maginot Line and French Defenses in World War II, 2006. ISBN 0-275-98345-5
  • Mary, Jean-Yves; Hohnadel, Alain; Sicard, Jacques. Hommes et Ouvrages de la Ligne Maginot, Tome 3. Paris, Histoire & Collections, 2003. ISBN 2-913903-88-6 (French)
  • Mary, Jean-Yves; Hohnadel, Alain; Sicard, Jacques. Hommes et Ouvrages de la Ligne Maginot, Tome 5. Paris, Histoire & Collections, 2009. ISBN 978-2-35250-127-5 (French)

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Notes

See also

  • List of all works on Maginot Line
  • Siegfried Line
  • Atlantic Wall
  • Czechoslovak border fortifications
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