Ouvrage Hochwald
| Ouvrage Hochwald | |
|---|---|
| Part of Maginot Line | |
| Northeast France | |
Block 6 | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Gros Ouvrage |
| Controlled by | France |
| Open to the public | No |
| Condition | In use by French Air Force |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 48°59′04″N 7°50′01″E / 48.9845°N 7.8337°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1929-1933 |
| Built by | CORF |
| Materials | Concrete, steel, deep excavation |
| Battles/wars | Battle of France, Lorraine Campaign |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | 1070 |
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| Ouvrage Hochwald | |
|---|---|
| Type of work: | Large artillery work (Gros ouvrage) |
| sector └─sub-sector | Fortified Sector of Haguenau └─Péchelbronn |
| Work number: | E 700, Ouvrage F |
| Regiment: | 22nd Fortress Infantry Regiment (RIF) + 156th Position Artillery Regiment (RAP) |
| Number of blocks: | 14 |
Ouvrage Hochwald is a gros ouvrage of the Maginot Line, one of the largest fortifications in the Line. Located on the Hochwald ridge in the Fortified Sector of Haguenau in the community of Drachenbronn-Birlenbach in the Bas-Rhin department of northeastern France, it was designed to protect the northern Vosges region of France. Ouvrage Hochwald is sometimes considered as two ouvrages because of its separation of the western and the eastern portions of the ouvrage. Uniquely, the original plans for the position included an elevated battery to the rear with long-range 145 mm or 155 mm gun turrets of a new kind. Hochwald is used by the French Air Force as an armoured air defense coordination center.