Ban Saint Jean
Coordinates: 49 ° 11 ' N , 6 ° 33' E
Ban Saint Jean is an abandoned military camp located in the municipality of Denting near Boulay-Moselle ( France ). It was built in 1937/38 as a settlement for officers who were stationed along the Maginot Line . The Wehrmacht used it as a prisoner of war camp under the name Johannis Bannberg .
Nowadays the French military occasionally uses the ruins for military exercises. The site has been privately owned for some time and can be viewed with permission from the owner.
Web links
- The forgotten Ban-Saint-Jean camp, the rose of the Maginot line at moosburg.org