Ouvrage Simserhof

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Ouvrage Simserhof is a gros ouvrage of the Maginot Line, located in the French commune of Siersthal in the Moselle department. It faces the German border and is adjoined by the petit ouvrage Rohrbach and the gros ouvrage Schiesseck. Located 4 km west of Bitche, the ouvrage derived its name from a nearby farm. It was part of the Fortified Sector of Rohrbach. During the Battle of France in 1940, the Simserhof supported its neighboring fortifications with partially successful covering artillery fire. After the surrender of France, it was repurposed by the Germans as a torpedo storage depot, and later resisted the American advances of late 1944. The Americans briefly occupied the fort in the first days of 1945 until the German counter-offensive of Operation Nordwind, which allowed them to take back control of the Simserhof. The fort was finally liberated by the 100th Infantry Division on March 15, 1945. Following the war, it was initially repaired for the French Army and later converted into a Maginot Line museum in the early 1960s. Retained by the Ministry of Defense, Simserhof now functions as a museum, and has the most extensive visitor infrastructure of any of the preserved Maginot fortifications.

1930  Wikimedia, Wikidata
gros ouvrage, military museum, Fortified Sector of Rohrbach, 

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Location: 49.0589, 7.3716, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Battle of Pfaffenhoffen ⓘ
  • Battle of Pfaffenhofen ⓘ
    Sieg der Schweden über den Herzog von Lothringen
  • Battle of Pirmasens ⓘ
    1793 battle of the War of the First Coalition
  • Battle of Biesingen ⓘ
    1793 battle of the War of the First Coalition
  • Battle of Froeschwiller ⓘ
    1793 battle of the War of the First Coalition
  • Lichtenberg Siege ⓘ
    1870 battle
  • Battle of Wörth ⓘ
    1870 battle
  • Siege of Bitche ⓘ
    1870 siege during the Franco-Prussian war
  • Saar Offensive ⓘ
    French ground operation into Saarland from 7 to 16 September 1939
  • Unknown ⓘ
  • Bunker WH 338 ⓘ
    Bunker of the Westwall
  • Casemate de Wittring ⓘ
    military museum
  • Casemate de Dambach-Nord ⓘ
  • Burg Kirkel ⓘ
    castle
  • Fort Saint-Sébastien ⓘ
  • Ouvrage Simserhof ⓘ
    gros ouvrage of the Maginot Line
  • Ouvrage Rohrbach ⓘ
    museum in France
  • Siegfried Line Museum, Pirmasens ⓘ
    museum in Germany
  • Casemate d'Esch ⓘ
    military museum in France
  • Torhaus ⓘ
  • Zigeunerfels ⓘ
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1930 Ouvrage Simserhof
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1633-08-01T00:00:00Z
1633-08-11T00:00:00Z
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1793-11-17T00:00:00Z
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1870-08-01T00:00:00Z
1870-08-06T00:00:00Z
1870-08-06T00:00:00Z
1870-08-08T00:00:00Z
1871-03-26T00:00:00Z
1870 — 1871 Siege of Bitche
1939-09-07T00:00:00Z
1939-09-16T00:00:00Z
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1405 — 1408 Unknown
1930-01-01T00:00:00Z
1930-01-01T00:00:00Z
1200-01-01T00:00:00Z
1200-01-01T00:00:00Z
1986-01-01T00:00:00Z
1986-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Simserhof - panoramioSimserhof - panoramio
AC37AC37
SimserhofSimserhof
Cloche VDP (bloc 5)Cloche VDP (bloc 5)
Bloc 8Bloc 8
Ouvrage du Simserhof bloc 4 (créneau pour lance-bombe de 135 mm)Ouvrage du Simserhof bloc 4 (créneau pour lance-bombe de 135 mm)
Bloc 6Bloc 6
Ouvrage du Simserhof bloc 4 (1)Ouvrage du Simserhof bloc 4 (1)
Bloc 8, tourelle de 75 mm modèle 1933Bloc 8, tourelle de 75 mm modèle 1933
Créneau pour lance-bombe de 135 mm (bloc 4)Créneau pour lance-bombe de 135 mm (bloc 4)
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    arearegion1444Palatinate-ZweibrückenWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1633Battle of PfaffenhoffenDuchy of Lorraine, battle, Swedish EmpireWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1633Battle of PfaffenhofenbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1793Battle of PirmasensbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1793Battle of BiesingenbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1793Battle of FroeschwillerbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1870Lichtenberg SiegebattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1870Battle of WörthbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1870Siege of Bitchebattle, siegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1939Saar OffensiveoffensiveWikidata
    eventwar1405UnknownwarWikidata
    sitebunkerBunker WH 338bunkerWikidata
    sitebunkerCasemate de Wittringmilitary museum, bunkerWikidata
    sitebunker1930Casemate de Dambach-NordbunkerWikidata
    sitecastle1200Burg KirkelcastleWikidata
    sitefortFort Saint-SébastienfortWikidata
    sitefort1930Ouvrage Simserhofgros ouvrage, military museumWikidata
    sitemuseumOuvrage Rohrbachmilitary museumWikidata
    sitemuseumSiegfried Line Museum, Pirmasensmilitary museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1986Casemate d'Eschmilitary museum, casemateWikidata
    sitetowerTorhausgate tower, gatehouseWikidata
    sitetowerZigeunerfelsfortified towerWikidata
    commonsimageSimserhof - panoramio Commons
    commonsimageAC37 Commons
    commonsimageSimserhof Commons
    commonsimageCloche VDP (bloc 5) Commons
    commonsimageBloc 8 Commons
    commonsimageOuvrage du Simserhof bloc 4 (créneau pour lance-bombe de 135 mm) Commons
    commonsimageBloc 6 Commons
    commonsimageOuvrage du Simserhof bloc 4 (1) Commons
    commonsimageBloc 8, tourelle de 75 mm modèle 1933 Commons
    commonsimageCréneau pour lance-bombe de 135 mm (bloc 4) Commons
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