276th Infantry Regiment: Schlossberg
A Virtual Tour of the Schlossberg Castle

For the men of  I/276, the Schlossberg Castle at Forbach will forever be etched in their memory. Under German counter-attack, the Company commander ordered mortars to be fired on their position. They did and the German counter-attack was broken up. (See Schlossberg Account)

Chuck Segars, Capt. USA Signal Corps, found out his grandfather-in-law, James Stephens, served with I/276 and was at the castle. Stationed in Europe, Chuck and his wife went to Forbach and took these pictures of the castle.

Archway

Castle interior from N

Castle Interior from NE

Hills facing SE

Interior Archway

NE Corner of Castle from N

Hills facing south

View of Ridge from Castle

View of Ridge facing N

Skyline from Castle

Skyline

South Stairs

View from Street

Wall from South

Wall from southeast

SW wall from South

Tower from inside castle

Tower from south

Tower wall from west

Wall

Wall along tower from west


Related Items

Awards || Campaign Awards || Official Documents || Personal Accounts
Forbach ||
Forbach Today || The Schlossberg || Oetingen || Wingen
I/276 Company Roster with Casualty Notations || Maps || Pre-war pictures of Forbach and Schlossberg Castle courtesy of John Howell || Pictures of Forbach from 1942 - 1945