Maginot Bunkers 2, Hardt Forest, Kembs, France, Oct 2019

[freshwateriow]

I spent the rest of the day on the second line of bunkers. Just about finished all the bunkers in this forest now.

Kembs Nord 1 Infantry cupola

The firing position is in the centre of the photo about 15 feet away, I totally missed this one last time

Close up

The entrance to the bunker

Steps up to firing cupola

Ammunition niche

View out onto the road, the road sign is on the far side.

Back into the bunker with the ammunition niche on the left


PA du Carrefour 243-3
Blockhouse for infantry weapon 8mm Machine gun

Entrance to the bunker through a chicane

Block number

Machine gun position for protecting the entrance chicane

The position for the machine gun with the brackets for the beds at the rear.

Grenade chute in the wall

The 8mm MG position with entrance protection MG on the right

Firing position from outside


PA du Carrefour 243-1
Blockhouse for 25mm Cannon at the crossroads

Big bunker for cannon

Firing position for the cannon from outside

Looking through the firing slit. The platform for the cannon is raised inside. The ammunition entrance in through the bunker at the back.
This was blocked the old rails in to slots when in action.

Ammunition entrance

Trench to men's entrance

Entrance way

Raised firing platform for 25mm Cannon

View from firing platform


View attachment
View from firing platform to the ammunition entrance. The slots for the closing rails are at the back

 

[Đяэ❹эνэR]

it looks closed up since you posted the pics

 

[freshwateriow]

I took them at the end of October, when did you visit? It is at the junction of the D5611 and the Dietwiller- Niffer road. There are four bunkers at thin junction including on which was fitted for a turret. Be a shame if they are now closed.