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Casemate d'Auenheim Nord

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Casemate d'Auenheim Nord
The back frontage, shooting room
Type of work:Infantry casemate
sectorFortified Sector of Haguenau
Constructed:1932
Strength:20
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

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The casemate is a simple flanking [1] one built in 1932 to take in an officer, a non-commissioned officer and 20 troops.

Organisation

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

Armament

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  • 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

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  1. ^ That means the casemate has only one shooting room

(in French) The Maginot Line website