Casemate d'Auenheim Nord

Maginot Line Infobox
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caption=The back frontage, shooting room
type=CA
sector=Fortified Sector of Haguenau
year=1932
strength=20

Casemate d'Auenheim Nord is an infantry casemate of the Maginot Line located in the town of Auenheim, in Alsace.

Description

The casemate is a simple flanking [That means the casemate has only one shooting room] one built in 1932 to take in an officer, a non commissioned officer and 20 troop men.

Organization

Entrance with an armoured door, shooting room, a room for filters, a room for the electric power supply, 2 rest rooms and a latrine.

Armament

* 37 mm antitank gun
* 3 twinings of machine-gun of 7.5 mm
* 5 riffle machine-gun
* 2 50 mm mortars
* grenades lauchers

Notes and references

fr [http://www.lignemaginot.com/ The Maginot Line website]