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Fortified structure
A casemate is a fortified gun emplacement or armoured structure from which guns are fired, in a fortification, warship, or armoured fighting vehicle. When
Casemate
American Civil War warship type
The casemate ironclad was a type of iron or iron-armored gunboat briefly used in the American Civil War by both the Confederate States Navy and the Union
Casemate_ironclad
American publishing company
Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors LLC is a publishing company based in the Philadelphia suburbs that specializes in producing printed military
Casemate_Publishers
Infantry casemate of the Maginot Line located in Alsace, France
Maginot Line. Casemate d'Auenheim Nord is an infantry casemate of the Maginot Line located in the town of Auenheim, in Alsace. The casemate is a simple
Casemate_d'Auenheim_Nord
The Casemate de Rountzenheim Nord is a casemate of interval infantry of the Maginot Line. The casemate is in the town of Rœschwoog in France, behind the
Casemate_de_Rountzenheim_Nord
WWII Nazi Germany bunker on Guernsey
The Fort Hommet 10.5 cm coastal defence gun casemate bunker is a fully restored gun casemate that was part of Fortress Guernsey constructed by the forces
Fort_Hommet_casemate
The casemate du Grand-Lot is an interval casemate CORF of the Maginot Line, located in the city of Escherange, in the Lorraine region of France. As part
Casemate_du_Grand-Lot
The Casemate d'Esch is a pre-World War II fortified position near the German frontier in extreme northeastern France. Built in 1931, the casemate was
Casemate_d'Esch
Global conflict from 1939 to 1945
Final Days of Germany's Greatest Battleship. Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania: Casemate. ISBN 978-1-935149-04-0. Buchanan, Andrew (7 February 2023). "Globalizing
World_War_II
Casemate of the Maginot Line
sector of the Maginot Line. The Casemate de Rountzenheim Sud is an interval infantry casemate of the Maginot Line. The casemate is in the town of Rœschwoog
Casemate_de_Rountzenheim_Sud
Type of broadside ironclad battleship
ship, also known as a centre battery ship in the United Kingdom and as a casemate ship in European continental navies, was a development of the (high-freeboard)
Central_battery_ship
Grand Casemates is a building in Grand Casemates Square, Gibraltar, that was originally a fortified barracks and casemate. It is beside Grand Casemates Gates
Grand_Casemates
Square in Gibraltar
Grand Casemates Square (colloquially Casemates Square or Casemates) is the larger of the two main squares within the city centre of Gibraltar (the other
Grand_Casemates_Square
attack against Veneto. The fort was supposed to have 2 10cm howitzers in casemates facing towards Fort Serrada, but this was scrapped in favor of 2 10cm
Fort_Sommo_Alto
Heavy tank destroyer
officially designated Panzerjäger Tiger Ausf. B[citation needed]) is a German casemate-type heavy tank destroyer (Jagdpanzer) of World War II. It was built upon
Jagdtiger
several casemates: Casemate de Moiry: Double block with two JM/AC47 embrasures, two JM embrasures, two AM cloches and two GFM-B cloches. Casemate de Sainte-Marie:
Ouvrage_Chesnois
German armoured self-propelled anti-tank gun designation
refers to anti-tank variants of existing tank chassis with an armored casemate superstructure that mount an anti-tank gun with limited traverse in the
Jagdpanzer
Location in Turkey for weapon use
The Casemates of Ibrahim Pasha (Turkish: İbrahim Paşa Tabyaları), are a number of casemates built by Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt in 1833 to the north of Gülek
Casemates_of_İbrahim_Pasha
Moated, six-sided, historical bastion fort in Hampton, Virginia
months of confinement were spent in a cell of the casemated fort walls that is now part of its Casemate Museum. Around the turn of the 20th century, numerous
Fort_Monroe
Civil War Confederate ironclad
during the first year of the American Civil War. She was constructed as a casemate ironclad using the razéed (cut down) original lower hull and engines of
CSS_Virginia
Component of the Maginot Line fortifications in Northeastern France
The Casemate de Wittring is a component of the Maginot Line fortifications in northeastern France. It is located in the Fortified Sector of the Sarre section
Casemate_de_Wittring
Mougin casemate, which employs the 155 mm Model 1877 gun on a hydraulic traversing carriage within an armored concrete casemate. The casemate has exceptionally
Mougin_turret
British speciality and history book and magazine publisher
from Casemate Publishers. ISBN 9781526728852 ISBN 9781526728692 ISBN 9781526729170 ISBN 9781526728739 "Pen and Sword". CasematePublishers.com. Casemate Publishers
Pen_and_Sword_Books
1861–1865 conflict in the United States
Savior of Chickamauga and the Man Behind "Juneteenth". Havertown, PA: Casemate Publishers, 2013. ISBN 978-1-61200-186-9. p. 177. Gates, Henry Louis Jr
American_Civil_War
Anti-tank type of armoured fighting vehicle
American designs, all tank destroyers were turretless vehicles with fixed or casemate superstructures. When a tank destroyer was used against enemy tanks from
Tank_destroyer
armored machine gun dome, a heavy machine gun in a casemate, and a 37 mm anti-tank gun in a casemate. There was supposed to be a 37 mm anti-tank gun mounted
Jastarnia_Defensive_Line
The Casemate de Marckolsheim Sud is a pre-World War II fortified position near the Rhine river in eastern France. The casemate was part of an extension
Casemate_de_Marckolsheim_Sud
Historic French border fortifications
completed as casemate Kauffenheim Casemate d'Hatten Nord Casemate d'Hatten Sud Casemate d'Esch Casemate d'Hatten (Abri de Hatten) Casemate du Bois-de-Rittershoffen
Fortified_Sector_of_Haguenau
Dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1943
Air Force in World War II: Air Power in the Western Desert, 1940–1942. Casemate Publishers. ISBN 9781526703798. Archived from the original on 25 September
Benito_Mussolini
Preserved military fortification in France
by the contractor Monod of Paris. It was designed as a unitary double casemate, occupying a prominent rise in a cleared area. In a second phase, Bois-du-Four
Ouvrage_Bois-du-Four
Bréhain. A series of detached casemates and infantry shelters extend in the direction of Rochonvillers, including Casemate de Tressange: Single block with
Ouvrage_Aumetz
United States historic place
Casemate Fort, Whiting Quadrangle, also known as "Old Casemate," Officers Club Bldg. #207, Sentry Booth #220, and Fort Hamilton Community Club, is a historic
Casemate Fort, Whiting Quadrangle
Casemate_Fort,_Whiting_Quadrangle
The Casemate d'Oberroedern Sud, also known as Casemate Reiffel and Oberroedern Est, is a pre-World War II fortified position near the Rhine River in eastern
Casemate_d'Oberroedern_Sud
Ironclad ship
ocean-going casemate ironclad of 14 guns built for the Union Navy. She resembled an enlarged, two-masted version of the Confederate casemate ironclad CSS Virginia
USS_Dunderberg
1937–1938 mass murder in China
Stalingrad on the Yangtze. Casemate. p. 252. Nishizawa. p. 670. Harmsen, Peter (2015). Nanjing 1937: Battle for a Doomed City. Casemate. p. 58. Cummins, Joseph
Nanjing_Massacre
Prototype Soviet tank destroyer
Object 268. The Object 268 was a casemate design, with a heavily armoured superstructure and powerful 152mm gun. The casemate reached 187mm of rolled homogenous
Obiekt_268
Casemate de Tallandier Casemate de Jeanlain Casemate de Notre Dame d'Amour Casemate du Mont des Bruyères Casemate de la Ferme des Rosières Casemate de
List_of_Maginot_Line_ouvrages
Ouvrage of the Maginot Line
fortifications. These included: Casemate de Koenigsmacker Nord: one JM/AC37 embrasure, one JM embrasure, one GFM cloche Casemate de Koenigsmacker Sud: one JM/AC37
Ouvrage_Métrich
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Luxembourg City, canton of Luxembourg Luxembourg
century and had to be demolished in most parts in the 19th century (the casemates, the bastion and some walls still exist partly). The early town (which
Old_City_of_Luxembourg
Self-propelled anti-tank gun
a Soviet tank destroyer armed with the D-10S 100 mm anti-tank gun in a casemate superstructure. It was used extensively during the last year of World War
SU-100
as three casemates: Casemate d'Avoith: Single block with one JM/AC47 embrasure, one JM embrasure, two AM cloches and one GFM-B cloche. Casemate de Fresnois:
Ouvrage_Thonnelle
Ouvrage of the Maginot Line
cloche and an observation cloche. Flanking Galgenberg to the north is the Casemate du Sonnenberg, armed with one JM/AC37 embrasure, one JM embrasure and one
Ouvrage_Galgenberg
Rock carving in Sydney, Australia
Beehive Casemate is a historical fortification located on the banks of Obelisk Bay, in Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the Sydney
Beehive_Casemate
Large work, or gros ouvrage, of the Maginot Line
0999278°E / 49.4186028; 6.0999278. The casemate was armed with one mortar cloche and one GFM cloche. Several other casemates and infantry shelters are located
Ouvrage_Molvange
French defense fortifications
(28/3) Casemate d'Espereinwald Nord (29/3) Casemate d'Espereinwald Sud (30/3) Casemate de Nachwidt (30bis/3) Casemate de Saasenheim (31/3) Casemate de Richtolsheim
Fortified_Sector_of_Colmar
Line of fortifications along the French/German border
guns in casemates. The casemates were distributed in series and were the only defensive works along the Rhine; on other stretches, casemates were interspersed
Maginot_Line
King of Macedon from 336 to 323 BC
Invincible Beast: Understanding the Hellenistic Pike Phalanx in Action. Casemate Publishers. p. 403. Wardle, David (2007). "Caligula's Bridge of Boats –
Alexander_the_Great
Ouvrage of the Maginot Line
(30 kW) Renault engines. Several casemates, observatories and infantry shelters are located around Bois-Karre, including Casemate de Basse-Parthe Ouest: Single
Ouvrage_Bois-Karre
Ancient hilltop fortification in Israel
fortified desert refuge early in his rule. He enclosed the summit with a casemate wall and towers, and constructed storerooms, an advanced water system,
Masada
Austro-Hungarian fortification in Trentino, Italy
depot, engine room, fuel depot, guard station, entrance poitrene, and a casemate with room for 2 MGs for moat defense. The middle floor consisted of: 2
Fort_Lusern
Ironclad of the Confederate States Navy
and last Columbia-class (or Tennessee-class according to some sources) casemate ironclad built for the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War.
CSS_Texas_(1865)
Ouvrage of the Maginot Line
condition when compared to other abandoned Maginot positions. A flanking casemate has been restored and may be visited. Bréhain was approved for construction
Ouvrage_Bréhain
at the same time. A series of detached casemates and observation points surround Fermont, including the: Casemate de Puxieux: Single block with one JM/AC47
Ouvrage_Fermont
American soldier (1919–2013)
Casemate Publishers. ISBN 9781612001005. Richard Killblane; Jake McNiece (2003). The Filthy Thirteen: The True Story of the Dirty Dozen. Casemate Publishers
Jake_McNiece
Self-propelled anti-tank gun
the Panzer IV chassis and built in three main variants. As one of the casemate-style turretless Jagdpanzer (tank destroyer, literally "hunting tank")
Jagdpanzer_IV
Iron Age architectural style of Israel and Judah
ed-Dawwara, each featured a casemate wall lined with a belt of houses that incorporated the casemates as rear rooms. The casemates' openings were oriented
Architecture of ancient Israel
Architecture_of_ancient_Israel
British and American casemate ironclad gunboat
Atlanta was a casemate ironclad that served in the Confederate and Union Navies during the American Civil War. She was converted from a British-built blockade
USS_Atlanta_(1861)
company Casemate de l'Aréna: Artillery casemate with one 75mm gun firing to the north Casemate de Ziglione: Single casemate with one JM Casemate de Georges-Ville:
Defensive Organization of Corsica
Defensive_Organization_of_Corsica
Topics referred to by the same term
Grand Casemates may refer to: Grand Casemates, a former casemate and barracks in Gibraltar Grand Casemates Gates, a gate in the northern defensive wall
Grand Casemates (disambiguation)
Grand_Casemates_(disambiguation)
Type of gun emplacement
cannon over a parapet rather than through an embrasure in a fortification's casemate. The former gives better angles of fire but less protection than the latter
Barbette
1937 battle of the Second Sino-Japanese War
1937: Battle for a Doomed City. Casemate. pp. 55–58. Harmsen, Peter (2015). Nanjing 1937: Battle for a Doomed City. Casemate. pp. 84–85. Harmsen, Peter (2015)
Battle_of_Nanking
German Waffen-SS infantry division
Dirlewanger Brigade at the Battle of Ipolysag, December 1944. Havertown, PA: Casemate Publishers. pp. xi–xii. ISBN 978-1-63624-211-8. OCLC 1346537306. Westermann
Dirlewanger_Brigade
Fortification in France
between Nice and Menton, facing towards Italy. The ouvrage and its advance casemate at Pont Saint Louis controlled the coastal roads along the Mediterranean
Ouvrage_Cap_Martin
Union naval unit of the American Civil War (1861–65)
monitor USS Eastport casemate ironclad USS Essex casemate ironclad USS Baron DeKalb City class casemate ironclad USS Benton casemate ironclad, flagship
Mississippi_River_Squadron
bunkers called mine casemates (see photo, below right), that were usually buried beneath protective coverings of earth. The mine casemate housed electrical
Submarine mines in United States harbor defense
Submarine_mines_in_United_States_harbor_defense
France built a series of ironclad warships between the 1850s and 1890s; these began with the Dévastation-class ironclad floating batteries built during
List of ironclad warships of France
List_of_ironclad_warships_of_France
Major World War II battle from 1942 to 1943
K. (2007). Stalingrad: How the Red Army Survived the German Onslaught. Casemate. p. xv. ISBN 978-1-932033-72-4. Trouillard, Stéphanie; Wheeldon, Tom (23
Battle_of_Stalingrad
Gros ouvrage of the Maginot Line
with a series of casemates located to sweep the ditch with fire. The casemates are not connected to each other or to the ouvrage. Casemate 1: Single-sided
Ouvrage_Hochwald
Maginot Line fortification
engines. A series of detached casemates and infantry shelters are in the vicinity of Schoenenbourg, including Casemate de Breitenacker Nord: Single block
Ouvrage_Schoenenbourg
Dutch defense line
many communication lines between the casemates and the main force of the infantry was far behind the line of casemates. The Dutch would like to have connected
Peel-Raam_Line
Mississippi River gunboat of the Americans civil war
extended the plating to cover the forward casemate. The after casemate, hull, and deck not covered by the casemate were left unprotected. An additional 47
City-class_ironclad
Dreadnought battleship class of the United States Navy
mounted new 5-inch (127 mm)/51-caliber guns as secondary batteries in casemates that boasted increased armor protection. The class retained the large
Florida-class_battleship
1937 battle of the Second Sino-Japanese War
Stalingrad on the Yangtze. Casemate. pp. 61–63. Harmsen, Peter (2013). Shanghai 1937, Stalingrad on the Yangtze. Casemate. pp. 51–53. Harmsen, Peter (2018)
Battle_of_Shanghai
Pair of artillery batteries in Gibraltar
batteries in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. The batteries are casemated. The Forbes' Batteries are on the eastern end of the Northern Defences
Forbes'_Batteries
Military defensive construction
Empire. Casemate walls could surround an entire settlement, but most only protected part of it. The three different types included freestanding casemate walls
Fortification
American politician and naval officer (1936–2018)
not design.'") Gilbert, Alton Keith (2006). A Leader Born. Philadelphia: Casemate. pp. vii, 1, 5. ISBN 978-1-6120-0030-5 – via Google Books. Alexander, Man
John_McCain
Promontory in Luxembourg City
and the vast underground system of passages and galleries known as the casemates continue to be a major tourist attraction. Although the earliest dwellings
Bock_(Luxembourg)
Light self-propelled gun
embrasure of the front armored plate of the fixed fully closed armored casemate above the rear of the hull. The power plant consisted of two engines connected
SU-76
Ouvrage of the Maginot Line
between Rochonvillers and Molvange. It was armed with two GFM cloches. The Casemate du Grand Lot is nearby on higher ground 49°24′28.13″N 06°03′45.65″E /
Ouvrage_Rochonvillers
German coastal artillery in occupied France during World War II
farm, between casemate 2 and casemate 3, integrated into the defensive system to serve as barracks and an observation post. Each casemate had a buffer
Todt_Battery
1979–1989 armed conflict in South Asia
Adkin, Mark (1992). Afghanistan—the Bear Trap: The Defeat of a Superpower. Casemate. p. 159. ISBN 0-9711709-2-4. Klass, Rosanne (1987). Afghanistan: The Great
Soviet–Afghan_War
Ethnic group indigenous to North Africa
Retrieved 18 April 2026. Fields, Nic (2011). Roman Conquests: North Africa. Casemate Publishers. ISBN 978-1-84884-704-0. It must be said that modern Berbers
Berbers
WWI Royal Navy submarine class
unique feature of the class design was a 12-inch (305 mm) gun mounted in a casemate forward of the conning tower. Due to the limitations imposed on submarine
British_M-class_submarine
1941 Axis invasion of the Soviet Union during WWII
Decline and Fall of the German General Staff in World War II. Philadelphia: Casemate. ISBN 978-1-61200-098-5. Süddeutsche Zeitung (19 June 2021). "Überfall
Operation_Barbarossa
Archaeological site in Jordan
by a continuous row of rooms, these constituting the "casemate" element from its name ("casemate wall"). In the centre of the courtyard stood a four-room
Tell_el-Kheleifeh
1862 Arkansas-class ironclad
CSS Arkansas was the lead ship of her class of two casemate ironclads built for the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. Completed in
CSS_Arkansas
Grand Casemates Gates, formerly Waterport Gate, provide an entrance from the northwest to the old, fortified portion of the city of the British Overseas
Grand_Casemates_Gates
Holy Roman Emperor from 1519 to 1556
Retrieved 5 September 2022. Loades, Mike (2011). Swords and Swordsmen. Casemate Publishers. p. 260. ISBN 978-1848847033. Puype, Jan Piet (2018). "Wilfried
Charles_V,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
Tank destroyer
Panzerselbstfahrlafette 1a 5 cm PaK 38 auf Gepanzerter Munitionsschlepper (Pz. Sfl. 1a) was a German light tank destroyer that was developed during World
Pz.Sfl._Ia
WWII German defensive fortifications
600 series were created, the new series were more designed to enable the casemate to be capable of taking captured weapons than to be stronger, the 400 series
Regelbau
Series of Soviet Self Propelled Guns
installation") may refer to any of these Soviet self-propelled guns (including casemate self-propelled guns). Vehicles with "SU" designations, sequential factory
Samokhodnaya_Ustanovka
United States Army unit
Casemate. 20 August 2007. ISBN 978-1-935149-92-7. Ghosts of the ETO: American Tactical Deception Units in the European Theater, 1944–1945. Casemate.
Ghost_Army
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
roof of the casemate store. In 1905 a new Battery Commander's Post and Depression Range Finder, located between the lookout and the casemate, was installed
Kissing_Point_Fortification
Type of medium to large-sized warship
main guns, mounted in center-line superfiring turrets rather than casemates. Casemate guns and a mixed battery were eliminated to make room for above deck
Heavy_cruiser
Ship that transports and launches drones
Green-water navy Blue-water navy Gun placement Broadside Central battery Casemate Turrets Aircraft carriers Aircraft cruiser Amphibious assault ship Anti-submarine
Drone_carrier
Dictator of Spain from 1939 to 1975
Combat in Spain: Armored Warfare During the Spanish Civil War 1936–1939. Casemate. p. 2. ISBN 978-1-61200-971-1. Hayes 1951, p. 117. Richardson 2014, p. 12
Francisco_Franco
Confederate Navy steam-powered ironclad ship
In order to conserve scarce iron plating, he ordered the ship's armored casemate shortened from the specifications given in John L. Porter's original building
CSS_Virginia_II
Confederate States Navy ironclad
CSS Albemarle was a steam-powered casemate ironclad ram of the Confederate Navy (and later the second Albemarle of the United States Navy), named for an
CSS_Albemarle
WWII German super-heavy tank
gun, based on the 12.8 cm Pak 44 towed anti-tank gun also used in the casemate-type Jagdtiger tank destroyer, with a coaxial 75 mm KwK 44 L/36.5 gun.
Panzer_VIII_Maus
Artillery fort at Coalhouse Point in Essex, England
the most modern defensive facilities of the time, including shell-proof casemates protected by granite facing and cast-iron shields. Its lengthy construction
Coalhouse_Fort
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