A machine gun embrasure at a personnel entrance to the Maginot Line site of Four à Chaux de Lembach, Alsace

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Damage to the concrete around the embrasure can be seen from the bombardment of the medium size artillery work (6 combat blocks, 2 entrances, crew: 580 men) lying in the Vosges fortified sector. Its name, meaning "Lime Kiln" was given to the fortress during peace time because of a nearby factory producing lime until 1939, but its military name was code A4. It has a unique inclined plane fitted with a rack for the transport of small trucks between the fort and the entrance of the amunition dump below.

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Size: 6000px × 4000px
Location: Ouvrage du Four à Chaux, Rue du Four À Chaux, Lembach, France
Photo credit: © Stephen Frost / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 2, alsace, bombardment, chaux, damage, embrasure, france, gun, lembach, ligne, line, machine, maginot, war, world, ww2, wwii