Ouvrage Bois-Karre

A fortification forming part of the Maginot Line.

🛡️ **Ouvrage du Bois-Karré – Small Infantry Fortification with Tactical Significance**The **Ouvrage du Bois-Karré** is a small fortification of the Maginot Line west of Hettange-Grande, near the three-district border of France, Luxembourg, and Germany. It was built between 1931 and 1935 and served to secure a strategic valley access to the Moselle.🔰 A so-called "petit ouvrage," Bois-Karré consisted of two combat blocks (infantry, machine gun), connected by a short underground passage. Despite its small size, it was heavily armed and cleverly camouflaged in the 1930s to blend into the landscape.🕳️ Today, the fort is **not open to the public**, but individual elements such as concrete emplacements, trenches, and ventilation towers can still be seen in the forest – especially in winter or spring.**Tip:** Those interested in the smaller fortifications of the Maginot Line will find a quiet, almost forgotten relic here. It's an ideal detour on a hike around Hettange-Grande.