Ouvrage Bambesch

#255 among destinations in France

Museum, Historical place, Battlefield

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Ouvrage Bambesch is a lesser work of the Maginot Line. Located in the Fortified Sector of Faulquemont, the ouvrage consists of three infantry blocks, and is located between petits ouvrages Kerfent and Einseling, facing Germany. Completed in 1932, it is located in the Bois de Bambesch. On 20 June 1940 during the Battle of France, Bambesch was attacked by German forces, whose artillery battered the position, which could not be effectively supported by its neighbors, into surrender. Since 1973, Bambesch has been operated as a museum and is open to the public. ()

Local name: Ouvrage du Bambesch Coordinates: 49°6'59"N, 6°36'24"E

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Lieu-dit Ouvrage du BambeschGrand EstFrance

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+33 6 76 76 61 62

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Ouvrage Bambesch – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Ouvrage Einseling, Ouvrage Laudrefang, St. Nicholas Church.

5 miE
Cemetery
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold
128 min walk • Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial is a Second World War American military war grave cemetery, located just outside Saint-Avold, Moselle, France. The cemetery, containing 10,489 American war dead, covers 113.5 acres, was dedicated in 1960. It is administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission.
1.4 miSE
Museum
Ouvrage Einseling
35 min walk • Ouvrage Einseling is a lesser work of the Maginot Line. Located in the Fortified Sector of Faulquemont, the ouvrage consists of one infantry block, and is located between petits ouvrages Bambesch and Laudrefang, facing Germany.
2.8 miSE
Forts and castles
Ouvrage Laudrefang
72 min walk • Ouvrage Laudrefang is a lesser work of the Maginot Line. Located in the Fortified Sector of Faulquemont, the ouvrage consists of one infantry block, and is located between petits ouvrages Einseling and Teting, facing Germany.
6.2 miNE
Church
St. Nicholas Church
159 min walk • The church Saint-Nicolas de L'Hôpital, du Centre or Saint-Nicolas du Centre, is a religious building dedicated to Saint Nicolas de Myre, which was built from the XIIIth century to the XIXth century on a hillside near L'Hôpital, along the old Roman...
4 miSE
Forts and castles
Ouvrage Téting
102 min walk • Ouvrage Téting is a lesser work of the Maginot Line. Located in the Fortified Sector of Faulquemont, the ouvrage consists of one infantry block and two observation blocks, and is located facing Germany between petits ouvrages Laudrefang and the Saar valley, which was to be inundated in times of emergency.
4.7 miE
Synagogue
Synagogue de Saint-Avold, Saint-Avold
120 min walk • The synagogue of Saint-Avold is a Jewish place of worship located at the corner of the rue des Américains and the rue de la Mertzelle, near the place Paul-Collin in Saint-Avold in Moselle. It is the successor to an older synagogue built nearby.
4.7 miE
Historical place, Church
Église Saint-Nabor, Saint-Avold
121 min walk • The Saint-Nabor abbey is located in Saint-Avold, France. The only remnant of the former Benedictine priory, of which it was the conventual church, it has been classified as a historical monument since April 5, 1930.
4.7 miE
Church
Basilique Notre-Dame de Bon Secours, Saint-Avold
120 min walk • The Basilica of Our Lady of Good Help in Saint-Avold is a Catholic basilica located in the French town of Saint-Avold, in the eastern Moselle department. The length of the building reaches 45 meters, while the Lorraine cross of the dome culminates...
3.1 miN
Church
Église de l'Immaculée-Conception
79 min walk • The church of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary is located in the French commune of Bisten-en-Lorraine, in the heart of the French-German region of Warndt. Built at the end of the village, it dominates it from the heights of the road...
5.3 miS
Church
St. Vincent Church, Faulquemont
135 min walk • The Saint-Vincent church is a parish church located in Faulquemont, place Monroë. It is dedicated to Saint Vincent de Saragosse, a deacon martyr of the 4th century.
6.6 miNE
Locality
Creutzwald
170 min walk • Creutzwald is a commune in the Moselle département in Grand Est in north-eastern France. With Germany, it manages the Warndt forest.

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When is Ouvrage Bambesch open?

Ouvrage Bambesch is open:

Monday closed
Tuesday closed
Wednesday closed
Thursday closed
Friday closed
Saturday closed
Sunday 2 pm - 4 pm