Ouvrage La Ferté
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Ouvrage La Ferté, also known as Ouvrage Villy-La Ferté, is a petit ouvrage of the Maginot Line, located in the Fortified Sector of Montmédy, facing Belgium. The ouvrage lies between the towns of Villy and La Ferté-sur-Chiers. It possesses two combat blocks linked by an underground gallery. The westernmost position in its sector, it was a comparatively weakly armed fortification in an exposed position that left it vulnerable to isolation and attack. After a sustained attack during the Battle of France, the position was overwhelmed by German forces and was destroyed with its entire garrison killed. The fighting at La Ferté was the heaviest of any position in the Maginot Line. It is preserved as a war memorial.
Ouvrage La Ferté | |
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Part of Maginot Line | |
North-East France | |
Coordinates | 49.58482°N 5.23293°E / 49.58482; 5.23293 |
Site information | |
Owner | Ministry of Defense |
Controlled by | France |
Open to the public | Yes |
Condition | Preserved as a war memorial |
Site history | |
Built by | CORF |
Materials | Concrete, steel, deep excavation |
Battles/wars | Battle of France |
Official name | Ouvrage de la Ferté |
Designated | 1980 |
Reference no. | PA00078437[1] |
Denomination | Fortification |
Ouvrage La Ferté | |
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Type of work: | Small artillery work (Petit ouvrage) |
sector └─sub-sector | Fortified Sector of Montmédy └─Tête du Pont de Montmédy |
Regiment: | 155th Fortress Infantry Regiment (RIF), 169th Position Artillery Regiment (RAP) |
Number of blocks: | 2 |
Strength: | 3 officers, 97 men |