Description
Schiesseck comprises two separate entrance blocks for ammunition and personnel, four infantry blocks, four artillery blocks and one observation block. The munitions and personnel entries are located far to the rear of the combat blocks. 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. Schiesseck 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. Schiesseck lacks a large "M1" magazine.
- Block 1: Artillery block with one retractable twin machine gun turret, one automatic rifle cloche (GFM) and one retractable 81mm mortar turret.
- Block 2: Infantry block with one observation cloche (VDP), one GFM cloche, two twin machine gun cloches, one twin machine gun embrasure and one machine gun (JM)/47mm anti-tank gun embrasure (JM/AC47).
- Block 3: Infantry block with two GFM cloches and one VDP cloche.
- Block 4: Artillery block with one GFM cloche, one JM cloche and two 81mm mortar embrasures.
- Block 5: Infantry block with two GFM cloches and one JM cloche.
- Block 6: Infantry block with one GFM cloche and one retractable twin machine gun turret.
- Block 7: Artillery block with one GFM cloche, one LG cloche and one retractable twin 75mm gun turret.
- Block 8: Artillery block with one VDP cloche, one GFM cloche and one retractable twin 135mm gun turret.
- Block 9: Observation block with one VDP cloche and one VDP/observation cloche.
- Personnel entry: Shaft-style entry block with one GFM cloche and one JM/AC47 embrasure.
- Munitions entry: Direct entry block with two GFM cloches and two JM/AC47 embrasures.
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