European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 3, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Cath of Orluf is along the Tine wanted Miles of it infarcted tunnels. Fortresses like the four a Chaia were set Fontai aed with water South it tit want Litton and electric generators Rich i this one. Underground railways were built in the fortresses for rapid movement of my and arms. Term milk Nul line a byword for expensive Hil Lii i. Bui ii y their fortresses seriously in Lembach. Tho Lilllie Irvn shout an hour South of Kaiserslautern is overlooked by Llic imposing Fleckstein Castle. Thai fortress now in ruins has perched atop the Hills of let Alsa since the 12lh Century. Tourists to there still it inc rate of less proud of i 20lh Lenoury fortress we Lull like we 1o open it said Claude Suiter in official Wilh the Lembach tourist office who oversees both Fleckstein Castle and the four a Chaux. Or a Long time no one thought much about it. Bui people find in the cily took control of the Maginot line fortress from the military in the Early 1980s and opened in to he Public in 1983. Since Hinl Lime the four i Chaux an average of 35,000 people a year fur Iru iwo Hiir Itier 5ullr . towns in the Alsace Are it Ali air the tourist Palm Nival of inc line ind have opened fortress hut Suller a personal in Ernst. The entry Hill to the four j Chaux houses a museum of we Pons ammunition uniforms and huh till s from world War ii. Most of the items displayed Tome from Suiter s collection. Some of it i found. We still find ammunition Here at he fortress he said. Some people find in find give it h me because they know i collect in. Other things i Trade Suller who is retired from the French army is More of an Ellhu Sidsil Ilian he at first lets on. He not Only has bought and restored an american tank from world War ii he also owns a Maginot line Bunker on a Small parcel of land near Lembach. Suiter has found Iii try thing a museum Start a is nol easy. Problems Ibn und Wilh underground displays. La s Ion wet for a museum he said. The Waier condensation harms items such As rifles and machine runs. Uniforms of French. German and american soldiers have to be liken out each Winter. And original propaganda posters from both sides in the War have to be carefully watched. As Money becomes .wailabk1 to improve tin displays Sutler Hopes to enlarge the Collet Linn. This Winter we plan to add about three limes the number of items you see displayed he said. Suiter s Small collection is included in the tour of the four
