"𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗯𝗮𝗵𝗻 𝗡𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻" Part-1
In the course of the war preparations in 1939, Nunkirchen was expanded into a main base for rear army units. In the forest area of the "Großer Lückner" a main ammunition distribution point for a men's division was planned. To transport people and goods, members of a field railway company built a field railway from Nunkirch station to the "Große Lückner". After World War II the railway was completely dismantled. The route of the field railway in Nunkirchen began in the former furniture workshop Franz Müller, where a 25 meter long wooden engine shed stood. A shunting track with a turntable allowed the locomotives to enter and exit. Small railway material was used for the construction of the single and double track line. The railway line ran parallel to the track of the small railway through the meadow area, crossed the current B 268 in front of the Lauk property and led behind the Lauk property through the street "Am Felswäldchen" to the street "In den Weihern", from there on two tracks to the Lückner. The tracks ran to the right in front of and left behind the houses in the direction of Haus Schnur, where they came together in a kind of "station". Nunkirchen remained a stage and supply point for the front on the Saar until the end of the war. One of the last testimonies from the days of war was a former pioneer shed on the site of today's Wasgau market, which was initially used by the Billen blacksmith shop and was demolished in the first post-war years. There were two ammunition issuing points in the operational area: one for infantry ammunition near Düppenweiler and one for artillery ammunition in the Großer Lückner near Oppen. The former was dissolved again and merged with the distribution point in the Great Lückner to form the main ammunition distribution point. Construction work began on September 25, 1939, because two kilometers of road had to be built to the main distribution point. The issuing office in Großer Lückner had 1,200 tons of ammunition as divisional supplies, stored in 80 sheds, each 25 square meters in area. In addition, there was a barracks for specialist staff and security guards and a shelter of 30 square meters to protect against bombardment and planes. From October 1939, the construction of four barracks, four storage sheds and a meat house for the catering office began at Nunkirchen station, connected by the field railway system. Source: text information board