| Ouvrage Molvange | |
|---|---|
| Part of Maginot Line | |
| Northeast France | |
 Ammunition entry, Gros Ouvrage Molvange, March 2004 | |
  Ouvrage Molvange | |
| Coordinates | 49°24′40″N 6°05′01″E / 49.41111°N 6.08361°E |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Retained by French military |
| Controlled by | France |
| Open to the public | No |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1930-35 |
| Built by | CORF |
| Materials | Concrete, steel, deep excavation |
| Battles/wars | Battle of France, Lorraine Campaign |
| Ouvrage Molvange | |
|---|---|
| Type of work: | Large artillery work (Gros ouvrage) |
| sector └─sub-sector | Fortified Sector of Thionville └─Angevillers or Ouetrange |
| Work number: | A9 |
| Constructed: | 1933 |
| Regiment: | 169th Fortress Infantry Regiment (RIF) + 151st Position Artillery Regiment (RAP) |
| Number of blocks: | 11 |
| Strength: | 24 officers, 711 men |
Ouvrage Molvange is a large work, or gros ouvrage of the Maginot Line. The fortification complex faces the France-Luxembourg border from a height near Entrange in the Moselle department. The complex, armed and occupied in 1935, is located on the heights of Entrange, at an altitude of about 400 metres (1,300 ft). Molvange is flanked by the even larger Ouvrage Rochonvillers to the west and smaller petit ouvrage Immerhof to the east, part of the Fortified Sector of Thionville. Molvange was not involved in significant combat during World War II, but due to its size it was repaired and retained in service after the war. During the Cold War, Molvange's underground barracks and former ammunition magazine became a hardened military command centre.