Ouvrage Grand-Hohékirkel
| Ouvrage Grand-Hohékirkel | |
|---|---|
| Part of Maginot Line | |
| Northeast France | |
| Site information | |
| Owner | French Army |
| Controlled by | France |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 49°03′09″N 7°30′18″E / 49.0525°N 7.50511°E |
| Site history | |
| Built by | CORF |
| In use | Abandoned |
| Materials | Concrete, steel, deep excavation |
| Battles/wars | Battle of France, Lorraine Campaign, Battle of the Bulge |
| Ouvrage Grand-Hohékirkel | |
|---|---|
| Type of work: | Small artillery work (Petit ouvrage) |
| sector └─sub-sector | Fortified Sector of the Vosges └─Philippsbourg |
| Work number: | O 450, Ouvrage C |
| Regiment: | 154th Fortress Infantry Regiment (RIF) |
| Number of blocks: | 7 |
| Strength: | 7 officers, 197 enlisted |
Ouvrage Grand-Hohékirkel is a petit ouvrage of the Maginot Line, located near Bitche in the French département of Moselle. Grand-Hohékirkel is adjoined by gros ouvrage Otterbiel to the west and petit ouvrage Lembach at some distance to the east, and faces the German frontier. It was part of the Fortified Sector of the Vosges.
Grand-Hohékirkel comprises two separate entrance blocks for ammunition and personnel, three infantry blocks, one artillery block and one observation block. Grand-Hohékirkel saw no significant action in the Battle of France, and limited action during the 1944/45 Lorraine Campaign. It was renovated for use during the Cold War. Grand-Hohékirkel is now unused, on restricted military land.