We spent about 20 minutes wandering around then our paranoia of an encounter with the police or army set in and we decided to move along.
We headed further east on D65 to D77 and followed the east face of the Hochwald Ridge for about 2km to D76. We drove through the village of Bremmelbach, our sights set on the twin casemates of Breitnacker, due south of Brietnacker farm. We walked about 100 yards from the road through a field to a clump of trees which contained all that remained of the Casemate Sud du Brietnacker, partially destroyed by the retreating Germans in 1945.
The casemate was a mess and very dangerous. Nothing remained of any worth and the gallery which connects it to Breitnacker Nord was blocked.
We continued down D76 past the combat blocs of the Ouvrage du Schoenenbourg to the town of Hunspach. One of the most intriguing sites was the Casemate of Hunspach Village, a double CORF casemate w/ a curious caponier containing two FM embrasures covering opposite fields of fire (NW/SW directions).
From Hunspach we moved along the casemate line to the Village of Hoffen and Oberroedern. Just as you enter the Village of Oberroedern there is a road off to the left which leads up a slight ravine — along the top of the ridge are the casemates of Oberroedern Nord and Aschbach E and W. Our destination was Casemate Aschbach Est, a magnificent double structure with 4 cloches (2 GFM, 1 JM, and 1 Obs VDP (Which was modernized after the war), plus a rare escape exit in the ditch. The armament consisted of 2 47mm AC cannons and 5 Jumelages. Aschbach Est flanked Oberroedern Nord, scene of very heavy fighting during the German offensive in June 1940, and Aschbach West. Unfortunately, the Casemate front was heavily overgrown and it was difficult to get a decent photo.