Casemate de Marckolsheim Sud

Casemate de Marckolsheim Sud
Part of Maginot Line Rhine fortifications
Northeast France
Casemate de Marckolsheim Sud is located in France
Casemate de Marckolsheim Sud
Casemate de Marckolsheim Sud
Coordinates48°09′28″N 7°33′21″E / 48.15774°N 7.55589°E / 48.15774; 7.55589
Site information
Controlled byFrance
Open to
the public
Yes
ConditionPreserved
Site history
Built byCORF
MaterialsConcrete, steel
Battles/warsBattle of France

The Casemate de Marckolsheim Sud is a pre-World War II fortified position near the Rhine river in eastern France. The casemate was part of an extension of the Maginot Line fortifications along France's border with Germany. As a unit of the Fortified Sector of Colmar, the casemate was part of French defenses during the German assault of 15–18 June 1940, Operation Kleiner Bär. It has been preserved and is part of a museum focusing on the Rhine section of the Maginot Line. The museum is located at the eastern edge of the town of Marckolsheim.