Vue du bloc 8. En 1944, les troupes allemandes occupent l'ouvrage,
notamment le bloc 8 qui couvre la Moselle avec ses trois canons 75 mm.
Le 15 novembre 1944, les troupes de la 3ème armée du général George Patton sont repoussés par les tirs du bloc.
Le 16 novembre 1944, le bloc est neutralisé par un canon automoteur de 155 mm qui perce la façade.
Le 19 novembre 1944, l'ouvrage est occupé par les troupes américaines.
On voit sur cette photographie que les trous de ce canon dans les murs
du bloc 8, ont été rebouchés ultérieurement avec du béton.
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View of the outside of block 8. In 1944, the Germans occupied the Hackenberg fortress.
They posed a considerable obstacle to American advances in 1944 during the Lorraine Campaign.
Although much of Hackenberg's armament had been removed
for use in the Atlantic Wall, some of the heavier guns remained.
On November 15, the third U.S. army of general George Patton
encountered the Hackenberg fortress as it advanced along the length of the Maginot Line.
Block 8, with its battery of 75mm guns, proved particularly troublesome,
with 99 rounds falling on the American position in 90 seconds.
After an attack using tank destroyers failed,
the Americans used a 155mm self-propelled gun against the rear of Block 8 in the morning of November 16.
The success of this attack allowed the Americans to take the west wing on the 17th.
On November 19, the Hackenberg fortress was entirely occupied by American forces.