Tourism on the Maginot Line
In spite of the late awareness by authorities about fabulous historic inheritance that are eastern fortifications, in spite of their progressive desolation by the French army, some associations yet persevered and succeeded in restoring many forts.
Infantry Fortress of Fressinea
Department : Alpes-Maritimes
Ouverture : D'avril à octobre de 14 h à 17 h.
Mairie de Saint Sauveur sur Tinée
TEL : 04 93 02 00 22
http://www.frassinea.asso.fr |
Infantry Fortress of La Salmagne
Department : Nord
This infantry fortress was completely dismantled by the German army during the occupation. Neglected during 50 years the few remaining equipments were plundered during this period. This fort is now protected by the Amifort Maubeuge association which regularly opens it to visits. |
182, rue Faidherbe
59460 Jeumont
TEL : 03 27 67 18 97 (Marcel Caty)
http://amifort.maubeuge.free.fr | marcel.caty@free.fr |
Infantry Fortress of Rohrbach
Department : Moselle
Foreseen initially like an artillery fort endowed with 8 combat blocks (5 artillery blocks and 3 infantry blocks), of the budgetary restriction fact, the fort only includes 3 infantery blocks constructed in 1935. The crew of 166 men made part of the 166th RIF. |
57410 Rohrbach-lès-Bitche
TEL : 03 87 02 70 41 (répondeur)
Accès : Par l'autoroute A4, prendre la sortie Sarreguemines, puis direction Bitche. Suivre le fléchage "Fort Casso" dès l'entrée de Rohrbach-lès-Bitche.
http://casso.shorturl.com/ |
Infantry Fortress of Villy-la-Ferte
Department : Ardennes
This work is one of the rare Maginot Line forts taken by assault by the German army in May 1940. |
Ouverture : Ouvert les dimanches et jours fériés de juin à fin octobre et tous les jours sauf le lundi en juillet et août.
08370 La Ferté
TEL : 03 24 22 14 55 (M Noël)
Infantry Fortress of Bois du Four
Department : Meurthe-et-Moselle
This fort unlike the other infantry fortresses is composed of a single monolithic concrete structure. Built between 1931 and 1932 the armament included an eclipse turret equipped with a twinning machine guns Reibel, three "Lookout Rifle Machine Gun" (in French GFM) cupolas, five crenellations equipped with twinnings Reibel which three of them could replaced by an 47 mm antitank gun, six crenellations FM and two 81 mm mortars. |
Ouverture : Le premier dimanche des mois de mai, juin, juillet, août et septembre de 14 h à 17 h.
Visites uniquement sur rendez-vous (téléphone ou mél).
Association de préservation du patrimoine de Villers-la-Montagne
122 bis, rue Emile Curicque
54920 Villers-la-Montagne
TEL : 03 82 26 12 10
Accès : L'ouvrage est situé près de la RN 52 à 9 km de Longwy et à 1,5 km de Villers-la-Montagne.
Sortie échangeur Morfontaine-Tiercelet ZI. Direction Morfontaine par la RD 125. Continuer sur 500 mètres et prendre le chemin de droite au bout duquel se trouve l'ouvrage.
http://asso.patrimoine.free.fr/maginot.html | contact@maginot-a5.org |
Infantry Fortress of Bois Karre
Department : Moselle
This small infantry fortress is constituted with only one concrete block. Very well preserved, this work kept a big part of its equipment. Its restoration is in progress. |
Association A12 - Conservation de l'Ouvrage du Bois Karre et Histoire des Fortifications de la Ligne Maginot
M Jean-Louis Goby
2, place Marie-Louise
57100 Thionville
TEL : 03 82 34 41 94
The Maginot
Line on the web.
A few photos about the
Maginot Line frescos