Ouvrage Kobenbusch
Ouvrage du Kobenbusch is a gros ouvrage of the Maginot Line, located in the Fortified Sector of Thionville in the Cattenom Forest. It possesses seven combat blocks and two entrance blocks, one for ammunition and the other for men.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ouvrage Galgenberg and Chapelle Sainte-Barbe de Boler.
Ouvrage Galgenberg
Fort
Ouvrage Galgenberg forms a portion of the Fortified Sector of Thionville of the Maginot Line. It is situated in the Cattenom Forest, near the gros ouvrage Kobenbusch and petit ouvrage Oberheid. Ouvrage Galgenberg is situated 1½ km southeast of Ouvrage Kobenbusch.
Chapelle Sainte-Barbe de Boler
Church
Ouvrage Oberheid
Bunker
Ouvrage Oberheid, also called Ouvrage Oberheide, forms a portion of the Fortified Sector of Thionville of the Maginot Line in northeast France. The petit ouvrage d'infanterie is located on a salient point of the Cattenom Forest between the gros ouvrages Kobenbusch and Galgenberg, which provided covering fire during June 1940, when Oberheid faced daily bombardments and infiltrations. Ouvrage Oberheid is situated 1 km east of Ouvrage Kobenbusch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sentzich and Gavisse.
Sentzich
Village
Gavisse
Village
Husange
Village
Ouvrage Kobenbusch
- Type: Fort
- Description: ouvrage of the Maginot Line
- Categories: historic site, military installation, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Breistroff-la-Grande, Arrondissement de Thionville, Moselle, Grand Est, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.43697° or 49° 26′ 13″ north
Longitude
6.241° or 6° 14′ 28″ east
Open location code
8FX8C6PR+QC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From French to Hebrew—“Ouvrage Kobenbusch” goes by many names.
- French: “ouvrage du Kobenbusch”
- French: “Ouvrage du kobenbusch”
- French: “Ouvrage du Kobenbusch”
- Hebrew: “מבצר קובנבוש”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jungbusch and Sonnenberg.
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