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

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Fort Hackenberg

Stacheldraht

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Fort Hackenberg

combat block nbr 9

It was destroyed by direct US gun hits.
During the battle of Metz 30 german artillerists occupied this bunker and
shot at bridges and convois.US replied with artillery fire but due to theconstruction of the bunker's front and the curve of flying grenades the bunker coiulnd't be destroyed.
US troops advanced a 155 cm gun and attacked it from the side. The german
troops noticing that the impacts continued being on the same place realized that the aim was to break the bunker's wall at one place and they escaped just before the grenades passed through the wall

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Fort Hackenberg

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Fort Hackenberg

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Fort Hackenberg

Intact bunker for comparison. It must be noted that the destructions had been repaired after the war since the french army ocupied the entire infrastructure until the 70's

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Fort Hackenberg

We finally reentered the combat block and went back to the ammunition entrance by train

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Fort Hackenberg

whilke driving back, more ammunition crates

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Fort Hackenberg

and of course galleries

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Fort Hackenberg

and a last pic of an original ammunition waggon

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Fort Hackenberg

That's it. I know there are lots of pics but I thought I would post them all.

You may get additional info on visits at the official website of the fort where the information contained in this thread is partly coming from

http://monsite.wanadoo.fr/maginot-ha...rg/index.jhtml

Please do not hesitate to visit the other two threads on the Ligne Maginot:

The Fort Immerhof

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=159715

and

The Fort Fermont

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=159798

I hope you enjoyed it.
Best regards
Paul

[KatL.]

Thanks for those wonderful pictures !
I really should visit there once.

[Sal Williams]

Thanks for those wonderful pictures !
I really should visit there once.

Too far for you Ostie!

[Duane E]

That was a great tour through the Fort. Thanks for posting all three parts. Duane

[KatL.]

Too far for you Ostie!

the wall is gone

we can travel anywhere we want now :P

[Sal Williams]

the wall is gone

we can travel anywhere we want now :P

Does that smiley indicate you knocked the wall down with your head Kat??????