Ouvrage Four-à-Chaux

Ouvrage Four-à-Chaux is a gros ouvrage of the Maginot Line, located in the community of Lembach, France, in the Bas-Rhin département. Four à Chaux was adjoined by petit ouvrage Lembach and gros ouvrage Hochwald, and faced the German frontier as part of the Fortified Sector of the Vosges. A "four à chaux" is a lime kiln in French, and the ouvrage was located in the area of a limestone quarry and kiln, which operated until 1939. Four-à-Chaux was bombarded by the invading Germans in late June 1940 during the Battle of France with both aerial attacks and artillery bombardments. Four-à-Chaux survived to surrender at the end of the month. Block 1 was destroyed by the Germans before retreating in the face of American advances in 1945. During the 1950s Four-à-Chaux was renovated and reoccupied against a perceived threat from the Soviet Union. It fell out of use in the 1970s, and is now operated as a museum.

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Ouvrage Four-a-Chaux
gros ouvrage, military museum, Fortified Sector of the Vosges, France, 

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Location: 48.9968, 7.7977, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Battle of Bergzabern ⓘ
  

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  Battle of Berstheim ⓘ
  

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  Battle of Pfaffenhoffen ⓘ
  

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  Battle of Pfaffenhofen ⓘ
  Sieg der Schweden über den Herzog von Lothringen

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  Siege of Hagenau ⓘ
  1705 conflict in War of the Spanish Succession

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  Battle of Pirmasens ⓘ
  1793 battle of the War of the First Coalition

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  First Battle of Wissembourg ⓘ
  1793 battle during the War of the First Coalition

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  Siege of Fort-Louis ⓘ
  1793 siege during the War of the First Coalition

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  Battle of Haguenau ⓘ
  1793 battle of the War of the First Coalition

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  Battle of Froeschwiller ⓘ
  1793 battle of the War of the First Coalition

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  Battle of Geisberg ⓘ
  1793 battle

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  Second Battle of Wissembourg ⓘ
  1793 battle during the War of the First Coalition

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  Battle of Rinnthal ⓘ
  1849 battle of Palatine Uprising

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  Lichtenberg Siege ⓘ
  1870 battle

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  Battle of Wissembourg ⓘ
  1870 first battle of the Franco-Prussian War

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  Battle of Wörth ⓘ
  1870 battle

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  Siege of Bitche ⓘ
  1870 siege during the Franco-Prussian war

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  Weissenburg War ⓘ
  

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  Casemate d'Oberroedern Sud ⓘ
  museum in France

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  Casemate de Dambach-Nord ⓘ
  

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  Drachenfels Castle ⓘ
  castle ruin in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany  

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  Fort Saint-Sébastien ⓘ
  

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  Ouvrage Schoenenbourg ⓘ
  Maginot Line fortification in France

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  Fort Carré ⓘ
  

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  Ouvrage Four-à-Chaux ⓘ
  gros ouvrage of the Maginot Line

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  Musée de la bataille du 6 août 1870 ⓘ
  museum in France

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  Siegfried Line Museum, Pirmasens ⓘ
  museum in Germany

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  Pierre Jost Museum ⓘ
  museum in France

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  Casemate d'Esch ⓘ
  military museum in France

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  Zigeunerfels ⓘ
  

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  Porte des Chevaliers ⓘ
  tower

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  Tour des Pêcheurs, Haguenau ⓘ
  

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  Tour de la Poudrière ⓘ
  

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  Tour des Bouchers ⓘ
  

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  Schartenturm ⓘ
  

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  Tour des Hausgenossen ⓘ
  

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1930 Ouvrage Four-à-Chaux

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1633 Battle of Pfaffenhoffen

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1633 Battle of Pfaffenhofen

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1705 Siege of Hagenau

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1793 Unknown

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1793 Battle of Pirmasens

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1793 First Battle of Wissembourg

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1793 Siege of Fort-Louis

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1793 Battle of Haguenau

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1793 Battle of Froeschwiller

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1793 Battle of Geisberg

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1793 Second Battle of Wissembourg

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1849 Battle of Rinnthal

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1870 Lichtenberg Siege

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1870 Battle of Wissembourg

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1870 Battle of Wörth

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1871-03-26T00:00:00Z

1870 — 1871 Siege of Bitche

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1469 — 1472 Weissenburg War

1930-01-01T00:00:00Z

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1930 Casemate d'Oberroedern Sud

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1930 Casemate de Dambach-Nord

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1686 Fort Carré

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1972 Pierre Jost Museum

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1986 Casemate d'Esch

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1230 Porte des Chevaliers

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1230 Tour des Pêcheurs, Haguenau

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1262 Tour de la Poudrière

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1300 Tour des Bouchers

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1400 Schartenturm

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1600 Tour des Hausgenossen

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Troop room with 24 beds, Four à Chaux (Maginot Line) 03

Troop room with 24 beds, Four à Chaux (Maginot Line) 06

Commander's buereau, Four à Chaux (Maginot Line) 06

Medical care, Four à Chaux (Maginot Line) 04

Kitchen of the soldiers at Four à Chaux (Maginot Line) 06

Sortie des douilles, Hülsenentnahme (Four à Chaux)

Showers, Four à Chaux (Maginot Line) 02

Showers, Four à Chaux (Maginot Line) 01

Artillery block 2 (Four à Chaux)

Artillery in block 2 (Four à Chaux) 09

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	974	Imperial Abbey of Wissembourg		Wikidata
area	region	1200	landgraviate of Lower Alsace		Wikidata
area	region	1275	Free City of Haguenau		Wikidata
area	region	1281	Free City of Wissembourg		Wikidata
area	region	1357	Free City of Seltz		Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of Bergzabern	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of Berstheim	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1633	Battle of Pfaffenhoffen	Duchy of Lorraine, battle, Swedish Empire	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1633	Battle of Pfaffenhofen	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1705	Siege of Hagenau	Holy Roman Empire, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1793	Unknown	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1793	Battle of Pirmasens	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1793	First Battle of Wissembourg	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1793	Siege of Fort-Louis	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1793	Battle of Haguenau	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1793	Battle of Froeschwiller	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1793	Battle of Geisberg	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1793	Second Battle of Wissembourg	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1849	Battle of Rinnthal	engagement	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1870	Lichtenberg Siege	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1870	Battle of Wissembourg	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1870	Battle of Wörth	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1870	Siege of Bitche	battle, siege	Wikidata
event	war	1469	Weissenburg War	war	Wikidata
link	page		monument historique inscrit page@		Wikidata
link	page		monument historique classé page@		Wikidata
link	page		Maisons des Illustres page@		Wikidata
link	page		listed in the general inventory of cultural heritage page@		Wikidata
link	page		Base Mérimée page@		Wikidata
link	page		Subterranea Britannica page@		Wikidata
site	bunker	1930	Casemate d'Oberroedern Sud	military museum, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1930	Casemate de Dambach-Nord	bunker	Wikidata
site	castle		Drachenfels Castle	rock castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Saint-Sébastien	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Ouvrage Schoenenbourg	gros ouvrage, military museum	Wikidata
site	fort	1686	Fort Carré	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1930	Ouvrage Four-à-Chaux	gros ouvrage, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Musée de la bataille du 6 août 1870	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Siegfried Line Museum, Pirmasens	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1972	Pierre Jost Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	Casemate d'Esch	military museum, casemate	Wikidata
site	tower		Zigeunerfels	fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1230	Porte des Chevaliers	city gate, fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1230	Tour des Pêcheurs, Haguenau	fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1262	Tour de la Poudrière	fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1300	Tour des Bouchers	fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1400	Schartenturm	fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1600	Tour des Hausgenossen	fortified tower	Wikidata
commons	image		Troop room with 24 beds, Four à Chaux (Maginot Line) 03		Commons
commons	image		Troop room with 24 beds, Four à Chaux (Maginot Line) 06		Commons
commons	image		Commander's buereau, Four à Chaux (Maginot Line) 06		Commons
commons	image		Medical care, Four à Chaux (Maginot Line) 04		Commons
commons	image		Kitchen of the soldiers at Four à Chaux (Maginot Line) 06		Commons
commons	image		Sortie des douilles, Hülsenentnahme (Four à Chaux)		Commons
commons	image		Showers, Four à Chaux (Maginot Line) 02		Commons
commons	image		Showers, Four à Chaux (Maginot Line) 01		Commons
commons	image		Artillery block 2 (Four à Chaux)		Commons
commons	image		Artillery in block 2 (Four à Chaux) 09		Commons