Petite Ouverage Denting, France, Sept 2023

[PfalzAlarm]

Ouvrage Denting is a lesser work (petit ouvrage) of the Maginot Line. Denting was approved for construction in May 1931. It was completed at a cost of 11 million francs


Denting comprises three infantry blocks.[4] The blocks are linked by deep underground galleries, which also provide space for barracks, utilitiesand ammunition storage. The galleries are excavated at an average depth of up to 30 metres (98 ft).

 

[Bugsuperstar]

That’s great! I’d love to visit some of these one day.

 

[The_Raw]

Good to see it's still in relatively good nick. Here's a few pics I took in 2017 that I never got around to posting. We hardly had any time in there because I had to catch a flight if I remember correctly. The blast doors and fold out desks were really cool.

 

[PfalzAlarm]

Nice pictures! Yeah, I appreciate that it’s got a lot less graffiti and more things still in place like the bed frames, desks, engines, etc. I did notice significant metal corrosion though. The blast door lying on the ground looked like the hinges just rusted away. One of the stair wells, you would not want to put any weight on the railing, it’s barely holding on.

 

[The_Raw]

Nice pictures! Yeah, I appreciate that it’s got a lot less graffiti and more things still in place like the bed frames, desks, engines, etc. I did notice significant metal corrosion though. The blast door lying on the ground looked like the hinges just rusted away. One of the stair wells, you would not want to put any weight on the railing, it’s barely holding on.

Cheers. Yeah they can be quite dangerous places at times. Two guys got seriously injured a couple of years ago when they got in the lift at Welschof and it collapsed to the bottom of the shaft. Scary stuff...

Pays de Bitche. Gros-Réderching : deux blessés graves dans une chute au fort du Welschhof

Un grave accident s’est produit dans la nuit du vendredi 13 au samedi 14 août à Gros-Réderching. Deux jeunes hommes ont chuté, d’au moins 20 m, dans ...

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[PfalzAlarm]

No doubt. In comparison to some others I’ve been in the metal in Denting appeared to be more corroded.

That was an interesting article about Welschof. I guess that explains why it appears to be recently, largely buried. We couldn’t find entry. Here’s what Welschof looked like a few months ago:

 

[Bikin Glynn]

I have been in one of the lines, they are amazing places, nicely covered.

 

[The_Raw]

No doubt. In comparison to some others I’ve been in the metal in Denting appeared to be more corroded.

That was an interesting article about Welschof. I guess that explains why it appears to be recently, largely buried. We couldn’t find entry. Here’s what Welschof looked like a few months ago:

That's interesting as there's a video on YouTube from a few months ago where it was still doable. Must have been buried since then I guess.

Here's my report from 2015: Report - - Petit Ouvrage de Welschhof - France, March 2015 | European and International Sites
I didn't give its name away at the time as I was asked not to but I've updated it now seeing as it's sealed. That was my first experience of the maginot line

 

[PfalzAlarm]

Yeah, I see at the end of the video that they are walking away from the the area that is now covered but was not yet covered in the video. I assume that was also the entry point but it’s not clear from the first part of the video.

We did that one on a whim without much research as we were in the area. Perhaps there is still a way. I can’t tell for sure that the beginning of the video is the same spot as the end but I’m also not seeing anything else eye catching on Google maps nearby either.

 

[The_Raw]

Yeah, I see at the end of the video that they are walking away from the the area that is now covered but was not yet covered in the video. I assume that was also the entry point but it’s not clear from the first part of the video.

We did that one on a whim without much research as we were in the area. Perhaps there is still a way. I can’t tell for sure that the beginning of the video is the same spot as the end but I’m also not seeing anything else eye catching on Google maps nearby either.

Pretty sure access was behind the mound in your second pic. The other blocks don't have any entrances as far as I'm aware