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| Ouvrage Bersillies |
| Part of Maginot Line New Frontiers |
| Northern France |
| Built |
1934-1938 |
Construction
materials |
Concrete, steel |
| In use |
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| Controlled by |
France |
| Battles/wars |
Battle of France |
Ouvrage Bersillies
| Type of work: |
Small artillery work (Petit ouvrage) |
sector
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Fortified Sector of Maubeuge
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| Number of blocks: |
2 |
Ouvrage Bersillies was a petit ouvrage of the Maginot Line, built as part of the "New Frontiers" program to address shortcomings in the Line's coverage of the border with Belgium. Like the other three ouvrages near Maubeuge, it was built on an old Séré des Rivères fortification.
Bersillies comprised two combat blocks, with a new combination 25mm gun/50mm mortar turret. [1].
[edit] References
- Allcorn, William. The Maginot Line 1928-45. Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1-84176-646-1
- Kauffmann, J.E. and Kaufmann, H.W. Fortress France: The Maginot Line and French Defenses in World War II, 2006. ISBN 0-275-98345-5
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Maginot line |
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| Fortified sector of Escaut |
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| Fortified sector of Maubeuge |
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| Fortified sector of Montmédy |
Ferté • Chesnois • Thonnelle • Velosnes
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| Fortified sector of Crusnes |
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| Fortified sector of Thionville |
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| Fortified sector of Boulay |
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| Fortified sector of Faulquemont |
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| Fortified sector of the Sarre |
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| Fortified sector of the Lauter |
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| Fortified sector of the Vosges |
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| Petit Maginot Line |
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