Ouvrage Coume Annexe Sud
Ouvrage Coume Annexe Sud is a lesser work of the Maginot Line. Located in the Fortified Sector of Boulay, the ouvrage consists of two infantry blocks, one artillery block and one observation block, and is located between petits ouvrages Coume and Mottemberg, facing Germany.
Design and construction
The site was surveyed by CORF, the Maginot Line's design and construction agency; Coume was approved for construction in May 1931. It was completed at a cost of 13 million francs. The petit ouvrage was to receive a separate entry block in a second phase, never carried out.Description
Coume Annexe Sud comprises four infantry blocks, connected by underground galleries, with a small underground utility area and barracks. The galleries are excavated at an average depth of up to.- Block 1: Infantry block with one automatic rifle cloche (GFM) and one twin machine gun cloche (JM).
- Block 2: Infantry block with one GFM cloche, one grenade launcher cloche (LG) and one twin machine gun cloche (JM).
- Block 3: Entry/infantry block with two GFM cloches, one twin machine gun embrasure, one JM/AC47 embrasure and two 81mm mortar embrasures.
- Block 4: Infantry/observation block with one GFM cloche, one JM cloche and one observation cloche (VDP).