The Hackenberg Fortress is the largest of the fortifications along the Maginot Line. The site (on the outskirts of Veckring France) was chosen due in part to the forested ridge that rises 1,125 feet and the proximity to Germany which is only 8 miles or 13 kilometers from the boarder. The Hackenberg Fortress was the largest of the fortresses along the line and was the proto type for the remaining fortress. The French occupied the fortress from 3 Sept 1939 until the French cease fire on 25 June 1940. The Germans maintained control of the fortress until 17 Nov 1944.
More information on Hakenberg Fortress can be found
here.
Front of Fortress
Front of Fortress
E.M. is the entrance. We traveled to B9 which is 1 mile
deep within the fortress and underground.
Rail line for transport supplies and men
Outside Block 8
Shell that bombed fortress
Shelled by Americans in 1944
Barracks
Operating Room
Dental Clinic
X-Ray system
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