Description
The ouvrage includes two entries and nine combat blocks. As a large ouvrage, Molvange has an "M1" ammunition magazine near the entries, in the vicinity of Block 10. The underground barracks are farther out the main gallery on the other side of Block 10. These spacious subterranean facilities would become useful as command centers after the war. The main gallery extends 1,750 meters (5,740 ft) out to Block 1, at an average depth of 30 metres (98 ft). All blocks are within a security zone and are not accessible to the public.
- Ammunition entry: an incline, two automatic rifle cloches (GFM), one machine gun/47 mm anti-tank gun embrasure (JM/AC47).
- Personnel entry: a shaft, one GFM cloche, one JM/AC47 embrasure and onemachine gun embrasure.
- Block 1: Observation block with one GFM cloche, one periscope cloche (VDP) and one machine gun cloche (JM).
- Block 2: Infantry block with machine gun turret and two GFM cloches.
- Block 3: Artillery block with one 81 mm mortar turret, one GFM cloche and one grenade launcher cloche.
- Block 4: Artillery block with one 135 mm gun turret and one GFM cloche.
- Block 5: Artillery block with one 75 mm gun turret. The turret was removed and taken to Ouvrage Fermont's museum.
- Block 6: Infantry block with one machine gun turret, one GFM cloche and one JM cloche.
- Block 7: Infantry block with one GFM cloche and one VDP cloche. A modern communications tower formerly occupied the site, removed by 2006.
- Block 8: Artillery block with 75 mm gun turret and two GFM cloches.
- Block 10: Artillery block with one 75 mm gun turret, one GFM cloche and one grenade launcher cloche (LG).
In 1939 a plan was proposed to connect Molvange to Rochonvillers via an underground galley to the Abri du Bois d'Escherange, then to the Abri du Grand Lot, and on to Rochonvillers through the existing connection. The plan never came to fruition.
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