Neuf-Brisach pontoon bridge casemate

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Le château en bref

The Neuf-Brisach pontoon bridge casemate (work 31/1) is a double riverbank infantry casemate of type M2F, built by civilian contractors for the CORF (Commission for the Organisation of Fortified Regions) on the bank of the Rhine, within the territory of Biesheim. It belonged to the Dessenheim sub-sector of the Colmar fortified sector. As with the other riverbank casemates, its embrasures were protected by flood panels against debris carried by the river. Its armament comprised two gun ports for twin Reibel MAC 31 machine guns (one of which could be interchanged with a 13.2 mm Hotchkiss), two further gun ports for a twin Reibel mount, and a type A GFM cloche (FM 24/29 and 50 mm Model 34 mortar). This is not a medieval castle but a 20th-century fortification work.