Ouvrage Champ de Tir

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Ouvrage Champ de Tir
Part of Maginot Line, Alpine Line
Southeast France
Built
Construction
materials
Concrete, steel
In use Abandoned
Controlled by France
Battles/wars Battle of France
Ouvrage Champ de Tir
Type of work: Small artillery work (Petit ouvrage)
sector
Fortified Sector of the Maritime Alps
Number of blocks: 3

Ouvrage Champ de Tir was a lesser work (petit ouvrage) of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line. The ouvrage consisted of two entry blocks and one infantry block facing Italy.

[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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