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Ferté	Bois du Four	Immerhof	Galgenberg	Bichel-Sud	Hackenberg
Michelsberg	Bambesch	Rohrbach	Simserhof	Four à Chaux	Schoenenbourg
MAGINOT LINE TOERISM
Hackenberg This is the largest fort of the Maginot line. It has 17 blocks, 2 entrances and more than 10 kilometres of underground gallery of which 3.5 with railway track. In total the fort is situated on a terrain of 160 hectares. Underground is the barracks for 1200 men, a power plant for 4 engines with 380 Hp and an ammunition warehouse. The armament was 9 guns 75 mm, 5 heavy mortars 135 mm, 4 mortars81 mm and several infantry weapons. The fort could fire 4 tonnes of ammunition per minute.

Armament:
Block 1: retractable turret for machine guns Block 2: retractable turret for two 75 mm canons Block 3: retractable turret for two 81 mortars Block 4: retractable turret for machine guns and infantry casemate Block 5: 3 embrasures for 75 mm guns Block 6: retractable turret for two 135 mm mortars Block 7: retractable turret for machine guns and infantry casemate Block 8: 3 embrasures for 75 mm guns Block 9: retractable turret for two 135 mm mortars and embrasures for 135 mm mortar Block 10: retractable turret for two 81 mortars				Block 11: observation post Block 12: observation post Block 21: ditch defense Block 22: ditch defense Block 23: ditch defense Block 24: ditch defense Block 25: ditch defense Engines: 4 SGCM 350 HK Crew: 1000 men
Before the war the fort is visited by. George VI and the sultan of Morocco. During the war the fort supported the nearby fort of Michelsberg located south of Hackenberg. When the Germans abandoned the fort they blew up the ammunition warehouse damaging an armoured door
Nowadays the fort is open for public. During the visit you see the barracks, ammunition warehouse, power plant and block 9 with a retractable turret for two 135 mm mortars Openings hours: Saturday and Sunday at 14 an 15 hours. Closed from 01.11 until 01.04. Situation. from Thionville via the D918 direction Bouzonville In Metzevisse/Kedange-s-Canner direction Veckring For information: Amifort 57920 Veckring Tel ++ 33 3 82 82 30 08.