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Coordinates: 43°55′26″N, 7°28′14″E
Ouvrage Col de Brouis
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Large artillery work (Grand ouvrage) |
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Fortified Sector of the Maritime Alps
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Ouvrage Col de Brouis was a work (gros ouvrage) of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line, also known as the Little Maginot Line. The ouvrage consisted of one entry block and two artillery blocks facing Italy. The ouvrage was located about a kilometer north of Monte Grosso.
[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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Alpine Line (Little Maginot Line) |
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| Fortified Sector of Savoy (La Tarentaise) |
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| Fortified Sector of Savoy (La Maurienne) |
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| Fortified Sector of Dauphiné |
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| Fortified Sector of the Maritime Alps |
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| Maginot Line |
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