Ouvrage Laudrefang
| Ouvrage Laudrefang | |
|---|---|
| Part of Maginot Line | |
| Northeast France | |
Block 5 with cloche | |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | France |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 49°05′22″N 6°38′53″E / 49.08936°N 6.64803°E |
| Site history | |
| In use | Abandoned |
| Materials | Concrete, steel, deep excavation |
| Battles/wars | Battle of France |
| Ouvrage Laudrefang | |
|---|---|
| Type of work: | Small artillery work (Petit ouvrage) |
| sector └─sub-sector | Fortified Sector of Faulquemont └─Steinbesch/Zimming |
| Work number: | A37 |
| Regiment: | 156th Fortress Infantry Regiment (RIF) |
| Strength: | 8 officers, 267 men |
Ouvrage Laudrefang is a lesser work (petit ouvrage) of the Maginot Line. Located in the Fortified Sector of Faulquemont, the ouvrage consists of one infantry block, and is located between petits ouvrages Einseling and Teting, facing Germany. Laudrefang was originally planned as a gros ouvrage. With a heavy armament for a petit ouvrage it successfully defended its neighbors against German attack during the Battle of France. Laudrefang is abandoned and flooded, and was heavily damaged by German bombardment in 1940.