Ouvrage Rohrbach FORT CASSO, liberated by US troops December 1944

[woodsman]

Association Fort Casso - Mairie
Rue du Chanoine Châtelain
57410 Rohrbach-les-Bitche, FRANCE
Tel : + 33 (0)3 87 02 70 41

WEBSITE: http://www.fortcasso-maginot.com/
WIKIPEDIA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouvrage_Rohrbach
GOOGLE MAPS: https://maps.google.de/maps?q=fort+casso


Fort Casso is a Infantry Bunker of the Maginot Line, located in the Moselle Departement. It was build in the 1930s. In June 1940 it was occupied by the Germans. In 1944 it was liberated by advancing American forces on December 10, after the German evacuated, sabotaging the installation.

For more info on the advancing American troops in 1944 check this link, the memories from Samuel Pinell, who was with the 325th Engineer Battalion just 5 miles away at another Maginot bunker in winter 1944: http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/207242-an-engineers-account-of-the-attack-on-bitche/

Fort Casso is a museum today and can be visited. 2 hours guided tour is at 6€ for adults.

 

Here is an image I found on the web, showing American troops in December 1944 in front of the Fort, along with some armored vehicles:


And the image below I took from the same position as the 1944 picture:

[woodsman]

And this is a video I took with the GOPRO when I visited the Fort:

The video is hosted at my YouTube channel. The channel is some kind of a video diary, with outdoor and military related stuff. If yoú like the video -> "thumbs up" and subscribe. You can also use the subtitle feature in the video, to get proper english translation and description.

 

[woodsman]

There is also a M16 Halftrack vehicle outside the bunker, that can be visited 24/7, even if the bunker is closed.

 

 

[Backtheattack]

Another museum on the list. Thank you for the information.