Tags: Military Structure.
Ouvrage Welschhof is a lesser work (petit ouvrage) of the Maginot Line located near Rohrbach-lès-Bitche in the Moselle department of northeastern France. Located in the Fortified Sector of Rohrbach the ouvrage consists of three infantry blocks and is located between petit ouvrage Haut-Poirier and gros ouvrage Simserhof facing Germany. Welschhof was attacked by German forces during the Battle of France on 21 June 1940 and was forced to surrender after a heavy artillery bombardment.
