Hestroff is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Localities of the commune: Bousse, Dordatz, Geismühl. Continue reading... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Historic Sites Attractions In Hestroff
1. Ouvrage du Bois-de-BousseHestroff Ouvrage Bousse, also known as Ouvrage Bois de Bousse, is a lesser work of the Maginot Line in the Fortified Sector of Boulay. The ouvrage is located between petit ouvrage Hobling and gros ouvrage Anzeling, near Hestroff in the Bois du Bousse, facing Germany. A small position, it was manned primarily by reservists. It is noted for the events of 15 June 1940, when it received orders to prepare for an evacuation as German forces advanced along the Line in the Battle of France. As the garrison prepared to abandon the position, sabotaging equipment, they destroyed their telephone connection, leaving them unable to receive the order countermanding the evacuation. The garrison was captured three days after leaving Bousse. Bousse is now managed as a museum and is open to public visitation. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
2. Ouvrage de la FerteLa Ferte Sur Chiers Ouvrage La Ferté, also known as Ouvrage Villy-La Ferté, is a petit ouvrage of the Maginot Line, located in the Fortified Sector of Montmédy, facing Belgium. The ouvrage lies between the towns of Villy and La Ferté-sur-Chiers. It possesses two combat blocks linked by an underground gallery. The westernmost position in its sector, it was a comparatively weakly armed fortification in an exposed position that left it vulnerable to isolation and attack. After a sustained attack during the Battle of France the position was overwhelmed by German forces and was destroyed with its entire garrison killed. The fighting at La Ferté was the heaviest of any position in the Maginot Line. It is preserved as a war memorial. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
3. Fort DouaumontVerdun Fort Douaumont was the largest and highest fort on the ring of 19 large defensive works which had protected the city of Verdun, France since the 1890s. By 1915, the French General Staff had concluded that even the best-protected forts of Verdun could not resist bombardments from the German 420 mm Gamma guns. These new super-heavy howitzers had easily taken several large Belgian forts out of action in August 1914. Fort Douaumont and other Verdun forts were judged ineffective and had been partly disarmed and left virtually undefended since 1915. On 25 February 1916, Fort Douaumont was entered and occupied without a fight by a small German raiding party comprising only 19 officers and 79 men. The easy fall of Fort Douaumont, only three days after the beginning of the Battle of Verdun, shocked... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Hestroff Videos
The Maginot Line - Simserhof Fort
Visit to the Simserhof Fort of the Maginot Line, in July (2013). Really an impressive visit. We chose the short guide (only 45 minutes) for family reasons. The long visit, around three hours, must be an incredible experience. Maybe next time... Worth the journey, worth the money, worth the driving to Bitche, a peaceful village close to Simserhof. Fantastic and beautiful paths for a quiet walking through a never ending forest. We spend few hours there and we plan to come back soon again!
Maginotlinie Fort Casso Rohrbach Lothringen Frankreich 4-2015 Abrissclip 3
Regenwetter an Ostern. Kein Problem wenn man Urlaub hat und weiss was man so alles unternehmen kann bei solch einem Wetter. In ein paar Abrissclips wird das Fort Casso in Rohrbach gezeigt. Ca 2,5-3h dauert solch eine Führung in der man einiges mitbekommt. link: