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result in a close resemblance to its neighbor Bréhain, with five additional blocks mounting artillery, as well as remote entrances for munitions and personnel, and an extensive network of deep underground galleries. The rise in tensions between France and Germany in the late 1930s prevented this second phase from being pursued.
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Bois-du-Four was approved for construction in May 1932. It was completed at a cost of 9 million francs by the contractor Monod of Paris. It was designed as a unitary double casemate, occupying a prominent rise in a cleared area. In a second phase, Bois-du-Four was to be expanded to a plan that would
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Bois-du-Four is maintained by the Association Ouvrage A5 Bois du Four of Villiers-la-Montagne, which took over the property in 1992. It is open to the public in summer months June to September open every Sunday. Departure of visits 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Special weekends in June, August, September and
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If built as intended, Bois-du-Four would have resembled its neighbor Bréhain, apart from Bois-du-Four's unusual initial block. A compact arrangement of combat blocks would have been connected to separate munitions and personnel entrances via a long, deeply buried underground gallery of more than
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under the command of Lieutenant de Mecquenem comprised 135 men and 2 officers of the 139th Fortress Infantry Regiment. The units were under the umbrella of the 42nd Fortress Corps of the 3rd Army, Army Group 2. de Mecquenem would go on to fight in Tunisia and eventually at
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In June 1940, the German 183rd Division considered a plan to penetrate the Maginot Line between Bois-du-Four and Mauvais-Bois, eventually rejecting it in favor of operations farther to the east. Bois-du-Four saw mostly harassing attacks through June. After the
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1,000 metres (3,300 ft) in length, with a utility area, barracks and an "M1" magazine located near the entries. The entries were to be located in a small ravine, giving shelter and allowing for simpler access to the level of the galleries.
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brought an end to fighting, the Maginot fortifications to the west of the Moselle did not immediately surrender. They maintained their garrisons through a series of negotiations. Bois-du-Four, along with Mauvais-Bois,
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was actually built, with five more combat blocks and two entry blocks deferred to a second phase that was never pursued. The large single block was arranged on two levels with a remarkably heavy armament. The proposed
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as the preferred term for the Maginot positions, in preference to "fort", a term usually reserved for older fortifications with passive defensives in the form of walls and ditches. The literal translation of
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or to each other. The Casernement de Morfortaine provided peacetime above-ground barracks and support services to Bois-du-Four and other positions in the area.
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surrendered on 27 June. The German occupiers stripped Bois-du-Four of its furnishings and equipment. The area of Bois-du-Four saw little action during the
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During the 1950s and 1960s the Maginot Line was kept in readiness for possible use in the event of an invasion by the
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and one machine gun turret, as well as seven light machine guns, two heavy twin machine guns, three machine gun/
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for a broader discussion of the events of 1940 in the Crusnes sector of the Maginot Line.
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L'ouvrage A5 Bois du Four ou Histoire du phĂ©nix de la ligne Maginot : 1932-2012
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would have been one of the most heavily armed artillery positions in the Line.
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is a large fortification with a significant artillery component, while a
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Fortress France: The Maginot Line and French Defenses in World War II
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Puelinckx, Jean; Aublet, Jean-Louis; Mainguin, Sylvie (2010).
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in the sense of a fortification in English is "work." A
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and infantry shelters surround Bois-du-Four, including
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(2010). 7: 706:"Bois du Four (petit ouvrage A5 de)" 440:Casemate de Villiers-la-Montagne Est 355:The planned additional blocks were: 1126:The Maginot Line: History and Guide 503:, retiring as a brigadier general. 482:None of these are connected to the 1261:Bois du Four (petit ouvrage A5 de) 1210:Metz, Edition des Paraiges. 2012. 1110:Kaufmann, J.E. and Kaufmann, H.W. 589:Czechoslovak border fortifications 14: 1782:Defensive Organization of Corsica 1093:Degon, AndrĂ©; Zylberyng, Didier, 1083:Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2003. 574:List of all works on Maginot Line 564:December (see official website). 733:"Bois du Four (PO A5 de) Bloc 1" 166:Concrete, steel, deep excavation 62: 55: 42: 1803:Fortified sector of the Crusnes 1615:Fortified Sector of Faulquemont 1411:Fortified Sector of the Crusnes 759:"Petit Ouvrage A5 Bois du Four" 667:(in French). 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Index

Maginot Line

Ouvrage A5 Bois du Four is located in France
49°27′27″N 5°50′37″E / 49.4575°N 5.84361°E / 49.4575; 5.84361
Battle of France
Lorraine Campaign
sector
Fortified Sector of the Crusnes
Fortified Sector of the Crusnes
Maginot Line
Mauvais-Bois
Bréhain
Luxembourg
Battle of France
Lorraine Campaign
Villers-la-Montagne
A5 Bois du Four in 2022
automatic rifle cloches (GFM)
observation cloche (VDP)
47 mm anti-tank guns
grenade launcher cloche (LG)
machine gun cloches (JM)
casemates
Dien Bien Phu
Fortified Sector of the Crusnes
22 June 1940 armistice
Bréhain
Aumetz
Lorraine Campaign
Warsaw Pact

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