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Casemate d'Auenheim Nord

See Fortified Sector of Haguenau for a broader discussion of the Haguenau sector of the Maginot Line.

Casemate d'Auenheim Nord is an infantry casemate of the Maginot Line located in the town of Auenheim, in Alsace.

Description

The casemate is a simple flanking one built in 1932 to take in an officer, a non-commissioned officer and 20 troops.

Organisation

Entrance with an armoured door, shooting room, a room for filters, a room for the electric power supply, 2 restrooms and a latrine.

Armament

  • 37 mm antitank gun
  • 3 twinings of machine-gun of 7.5 mm
  • 5 rifle machine-guns
  • 2 50 mm mortars
  • grenade launchers

Notes and references

The Maginot Line website