The Maginot Line

For non-MRE, non-ration topics
Post Reply
User avatar
housil
Moderator
Posts: 5604
Joined: Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:04 am
Location: Germany, Bavaria
Contact:

The Maginot Line

Post by housil » Mon Sep 28, 2020 10:09 am

Last weekend I did a quick trip to France to see fortifications of the "Maginot Line". Keep in mind, the Maginot Line was a line of fortifications all along the French border.

I visited the Fort Schönbourg what is huge! Manned with 630 soldiers
IMG_8277.JPEG
The visitors entrance to where the fort got their supplies by train
IMG_8271.JPEG
IMG_8267.JPEG
The train drove into the fort and 30meters (90ft) down by elevators
IMG_8285.JPEG
to distribute their supplies 1km (0.6 mile) all over the fort
IMG_8286.JPEG
IMG_8301.JPEG
Train station
IMG_8303.JPEG
IMG_8401.JPEG
junction into different parts of the fort
IMG_8305.JPEG
Junction into a combat bunker
IMG_8449.JPEG

User avatar
housil
Moderator
Posts: 5604
Joined: Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:04 am
Location: Germany, Bavaria
Contact:

Re: The Maginot Line

Post by housil » Mon Sep 28, 2020 10:21 am

First station after entering the fort (and walking down 135 stairs) is the power plant and ammo storage
IMG_8294.JPEG
long tunnels into the single storage faciliteis
IMG_8296.JPEG
The tiny chappel, sits four
IMG_8307.JPEG
Rest rooms
IMG_8309.JPEG
No idea why all rest rooms where elevated
IMG_8310.JPEG
French toilets didn´t have bowls to sit on, but a "shower" like bottom
IMG_8384.JPEG
I hated these back in the 80s when we went to France for vacation... :roll:

So here are the "accommodations"

Kitchen
IMG_8327.JPEG
IMG_8325.JPEG
butcher
IMG_8322.JPEG
Supplies
IMG_8318.JPEG

User avatar
housil
Moderator
Posts: 5604
Joined: Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:04 am
Location: Germany, Bavaria
Contact:

Re: The Maginot Line

Post by housil » Mon Sep 28, 2020 10:31 am

Want to see their chow hall?!
They didn´t have one...
So where did they eat?
The enlisted man had tables at the hallways to fold down and eat there
IMG_8339.JPEG
IMG_8361.JPEG
IMG_8362.JPEG
Officers had their own kitchen and cafeteria
IMG_8353.JPEG
IMG_8354.JPEG
IMG_8355.JPEG
IMG_8356.JPEG
enlisted Bedrooms, sleeps 27
IMG_8364.JPEG
IMG_8359.JPEG
IMG_8349.JPEG

User avatar
housil
Moderator
Posts: 5604
Joined: Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:04 am
Location: Germany, Bavaria
Contact:

Re: The Maginot Line

Post by housil » Mon Sep 28, 2020 10:39 am

Clinic
IMG_8378.JPEG
Elevated room - right, restroom
IMG_8382.JPEG
bunk beds
IMG_8383.JPEG
post OP ward
IMG_8387.JPEG
Operating room
IMG_8390.JPEG
IMG_8391.JPEG
See that tiny office and the bed above so the guy on charge "can" sleep there
IMG_8396.JPEG
Dentist
IMG_20200927_160748.jpg
bath rooms & showers
IMG_8369.JPEG
IMG_8373.JPEG

User avatar
housil
Moderator
Posts: 5604
Joined: Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:04 am
Location: Germany, Bavaria
Contact:

Re: The Maginot Line

Post by housil » Mon Sep 28, 2020 11:11 am

Now it was a 600 Meters walk into the tunnel to the combat part of the fort
IMG_8407.JPEG
IMG_8411.JPEG
Combat commanders room
IMG_8416.JPEG
Observation room
IMG_8426.JPEG
IMG_8428.JPEG
Each place has a photo and drawing of the observers few
IMG_8433.JPEG
Artillery commanding room
IMG_8442.JPEG
Combat bunker
IMG_8453.JPEG
Ammo storage and transportation
IMG_8456.JPEG
IMG_8468.JPEG
The retractable combat tower
IMG_8478.JPEG
These could rotate and lift up and down.




They had a great model/diorama to show how that huge "seesaw" mechanism works
IMG_20200927_143843.jpg
IMG_20200927_143905.jpg
IMG_20200927_143918.jpg
We toured to three different bunkers
IMG_20200927_141623.jpg
IMG_20200927_161211.jpg
saw lots of staff

Slept in a nice place
IMG_8119.JPEG
IMG_8122.JPEG
ate French cuisine - this is just mine dinner, one course... :shock:
IMG_8124.JPEG
but also had lunch out of the trunk
IMG_8557.JPEG
IMG_8558.JPEG

GunnarTheFeisty
Posts: 324
Joined: Wed Aug 12, 2020 1:23 pm
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Re: The Maginot Line

Post by GunnarTheFeisty » Mon Sep 28, 2020 11:32 am

that's super cool
most wanted: RCIR, MCI/B units, IMPs, anything old, and a packet or two of RAFCO soup. PM if you've got these, or anything else to sell that isn't too expensive.

Post Reply