Description
Anzeling comprises two entrance blocks, three infantry blocks, and four artillery blocks. The combat blocks are connected to the entries and support areas by a gallery system extending about 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) from end to end, one of the longest in the Line. The munitions and personnel entries are located far to the rear of the compactly arranged combat blocks. An "M1" ammunition magazine is located just inside the ammunition entry, while the underground barracks are located at the junction of the two entry galleries. From there a long gallery runs at an average depth of 30 metres (98 ft) to the combat blocks. Anzeling was served by a 60 cm-gauge narrow-gauge railway, which enters at the munitions entrance and runs all the way out through the galleries to the combat blocks. On the surface, the railway connects to supply points to the rear and to other ouvrages. Block 5 is unusual, as it mounts a 135mm howitzer in a façade embrasure, as well as the more usual twin mount in a turret. Anzeling also features a mixed-arms turret in Block 9, equipped with a machine gun and a 50mm grenade launcher that could fire when retracted.
- Block 1: infantry block with two automatic rifle cloches (GFM), one retractable machine gun turret, 47mm anti-tank gun (JM/AC47) embrasure and one twin machine gun embrasure.
- Block 2: infantry block with two GFM cloches and one retractable 81mm twin morar turret.
- Block 3: infantry block with one GFM cloche and one machine gun turret.
- Block 4: artillery block with two GFM cloches, one grenade launcher cloche (LG) and one 75mm twin gun turret turret.
- Block 5: artillery block with two GFM cloches, one retractable 135mm gun turret and one 135mm gun embrasure.
- Block 6 (unbuilt): Infantry block with aone machine gun turret planned for Phase 2.
- Block 7: artillery block with one GFM cloche and one 75mm twin gun turret turret.
- Block 8 (unbuilt): Artillery block with one 75mm gun turret, planned for phase 2.
- Block 9: artillery block with one GFM cloche, one retractable mixed-arms turret, one twin machine gun embrasure and oneJM/AC47 embrasure.
- Block 10 (unbuilt): Flanking casemate defending an anti-tank ditch, similar to those at Hackenberg and Hochwald, planned for Phase 2 with blocks 11 and 12, none connected to the gallery system.
- Block 11 (unbuilt): see above.
- Block 12 (unbuilt): see above.
- Block 15 (unbuilt): Unbuilt observation block.
- Block 16: (unbuilt): Advanced position, phase 2.
- Block 17: (unbuilt): Advanced position, phase 2.
- Block 18: (unbuilt): Advanced position, phase 2.
- Personnel entry: Entry block armed with two GFM cloches, one LG cloche and one JM/AC47 embrasure.
- Munitions entry: Inclined entry block armed with one GFM cloche and one JM/AC47 embrasure.
Anzeling also features a unique chimney or ventilator for its generating plant. Called the fosse aux ours, or "bear pit", the ventilation block was large enough to merit its own mixed-arms turret.
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