Ouvrage Coucou

Ouvrage Coucou
Part of Maginot Line
Northeast France
Situation map of the work of Le Coucou
Site information
OwnerPrivate
Controlled byFrance
Open to
the public
No
Location
Ouvrage Coucou
Coordinates49°20′00″N 6°23′35″E / 49.33333°N 6.39306°E / 49.33333; 6.39306
Site history
MaterialsConcrete, steel, deep excavation
Battles/warsBattle of France, Lorraine Campaign
Ouvrage Coucou
Type of work:Small artillery work (Petit ouvrage)
sector
└─sub-sector
Fortified Sector of Boulay
└─Hombourg-Budange
Work number:A20
Regiment:164th Fortress Infantry Regiment (RIF)
Number of blocks:2
Strength:3 officers, 113 men in June 1940

Ouvrage Coucou is a lesser work (petit ouvrage) of the Maginot Line, located in the Fortified Sector of Boulay. The ouvrage consists of two infantry blocks, and is located between the gros ouvrages of Hackenberg and Mont des Welches, facing Germany, just north of Kemplich.