Visiting the Ligne Maginot (Part 3): The Fort Hackenberg

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Fort Hackenberg

Some military equipment is displayed inside the galleries

an ammunition train..

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Fort Hackenberg

Some military equipment is displayed inside the galleries

a 105 mm howitzer

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Fort Hackenberg

Some military equipment is displayed inside the galleries

A VP90C from Fouga

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Fort Hackenberg

Some military equipment is displayed inside the galleries

a tank, forgot what model

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Fort Hackenberg

Some military equipment is displayed inside the galleries

a WWI tank dug in the soil and used as an observation post

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Fort Hackenberg

Some military equipment is displayed inside the galleries

a little tractor standing in one of these small side tunnels
buit to absorb some of the shock wave in case of an explosion
in the ammunition storage rooms.

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Fort Hackenberg

One of the ammunition storage rooms. There is a total of 9.
The blast deflecting doors have been removed by german troops
since these rooms were used during the WWII as an industrial
production site

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Fort Hackenberg

Some military equipment is displayed inside the galleries

a half track

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Fort Hackenberg

Blast deflector doors separating the ammunition part from the
rest of the main galleries.
As you see this door is damaged.
In fact german troops had to open the doors and remove
some of the concrete in order to enter the industrial machines.


At the end of war, they eliminated some remaining ammunition by
exploding them.
The blast made this door close (it weighs 7 tonnes). You can see the
result on the door and concrete structure surrounding it

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Fort Hackenberg

blast door

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Fort Hackenberg

The walk continued ad we passed next to the central heating

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central heating

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Fort Hackenberg

Some of the open storage areas were used todisplay dioramas
or material / equipment / relics

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Fort Hackenberg

diorama

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Fort Hackenberg

Officers were spoilt, they had their own kitchen and chef