Ouvrage Lembach
| Ouvrage Lembach | |
|---|---|
| Part of Maginot Line | |
| Northeast France | |
Infantry Block 1 | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Petit ouvrage |
| Controlled by | France |
| Open to the public | No |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 48°59′46″N 7°46′27″E / 48.99616°N 7.77415°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 Lembach | |
|---|---|
| Type of work: | Small artillery work (Petit ouvrage) |
| sector └─sub-sector | Fortified Sector of the Vosges └─Langensoultzbach |
| Work number: | O 550, Ouvrage D |
| Regiment: | 165th Fortress Infantry Regiment (RIF) |
| Number of blocks: | 4 |
| Strength: | 4 officers, 58 enlisted |
Ouvrage Lembach is a petit ouvrage of the Maginot Line. Lembach is adjoined by petit ouvrage Grand Hohekirkel at some distance to its west and gros ouvrage Four-à-Chaux immediately to its east. It faces the German frontier, and was part of the Fortified Sector of the Vosges. During the Battle of France in 1940, the German 215th Infantry Division broke through the line of smaller fortifications to the west of Lembach, but did not directly attack. After aerial bombardments, Lembach surrendered with the rest of the Maginot fortifications according to the terms of the Second Armistice at Compiègne. After the war Lembach was renovated for further use, but was abandoned by the 1970s.