Fortified Sector of the Crusnes └─Sub-sector of Aumetz
Work number:
A7
Regiment:
128th Fortress Infantry Regiment (RIF)
Number of blocks:
3
Strength:
2 officers, 112 men
Ouvrage Aumetz is a small work, or petit ouvrage of the Maginot Line. It is part of the Fortified Sector of the Crusnes and is located near the community of Aumetz in the Moselle département of France. The petit ouvrage flanked by the gros ouvrages Bréhain and Rochonvillers, all facing the France-Luxembourg border. Aumetz was initially planned as a gros ouvrage of six combat blocks, but only three infantry blocks were built. Aumetz saw limited action during the Battle of France. In the 1970s it was the first Maginot position to be offered for sale to the public.
OuvrageAumetz is a small work, or petit ouvrage of the Maginot Line. It is part of the Fortified Sector of the Crusnes and is located near the community...
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million francs, the third most expensive ouvrage in the North-east. Rochonvillers is located on the heights of the Aumetz plateau, giving it a command of the...
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situated in the Cattenom Forest, near the gros ouvrage Kobenbusch and petit ouvrage Oberheid. The ouvrage was tasked with controlling the Moselle Valley...
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