Ouvrage Bois-du-Four
| Ouvrage A5 Bois du Four | |
|---|---|
| Part of Maginot Line | |
| Northeast France | |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | France |
| Open to the public | Yes |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 49°27′27″N 5°50′37″E / 49.4575°N 5.84361°E |
| Site history | |
| Built by | CORF |
| In use | Preserved |
| Materials | Concrete, steel, deep excavation |
| Battles/wars | Battle of France, Lorraine Campaign |
| Ouvrage Bois-du-Four | |
|---|---|
| Type of work: | Small artillery work (Petit ouvrage) |
| sector └─sub-sector | Fortified Sector of the Crusnes └─Sub-sector of Morfortaine |
| Work number: | A5 |
| Regiment: | 139th Fortress Infantry Regiment (RIF) |
| Strength: | 2 officers, 135 men |
Ouvrage Bois-du-Four is a lesser work (petit ouvrage) in the Fortified Sector of the Crusnes of the Maginot Line. The ouvrage consists of a single large combat block without an underground gallery system, and is located between petit ouvrage Mauvais-Bois and gros ouvrage Bréhain, facing Luxembourg. A planned expansion, never carried out, was intended to enlarge Bois-du-Four into a fully equipped gros ouvrage. Bois-du-Four saw little action in either the Battle of France in 1940 or the Lorraine Campaign of 1944. It is preserved by the community of Villers-la-Montagne and may be visited.