The Musée de l’Abri de Hatten is located at 6 rue de l’Abri, 67690 Hatten, in the Bas‑Rhin department of northeastern France. It is housed in a former underground barracks bunker built around 1930, tucked approximately 1 km behind the fortifications of the Ligne Maginot. The bunker originally contained accommodation for up to 240 soldiers, including kitchens, dormitories, sanitary facilities, a power room, and protection against gas warfare. Today, 28 rooms have been restored either in their original state or converted into exhibition spaces.
Exhibits & Themes
The museum presents life inside a Maginot‑Line bunker with sleeping quarters, kitchens, machine rooms, wells, and more. There is a large outdoor collection surrounding the bunker with military equipment from French, German, American and Soviet forces from 1939 to present. And there is a special exhibition area covering the Battle of Hatten–Rittershoffen which took place in January 1945 as part of Operation Nordwind in which intense tank combat occurred and the village was heavily destroyed.
The museum stands as an important site of military memory in Alsace, it preserves a seldom‑seen Maginot‑Line support facility behind the main fortifications.
It commemorates the intense fighting in January 1945 when Hatten and Rittershoffen were nearly destroyed (≈85 % destruction) and helps visitors understand both defensive infrastructure and frontline combat in the region during WWII.
Visit
A regular visit duration will take typically 2‑3 hours. Beside the WW2 collection they display unusual but great mannequins.
