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Coordinates: 43°48′57″N, 7°26′47″E
Ouvrage Col des Banquettes
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Small artillery work (Petit ouvrage) |
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Fortified Sector of the Maritime Alps
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Ouvrage Col des Banquettes was a lesser work (petit ouvrage) of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line, also called the "Little Maginot Line". The ouvrage consisted of two entry blocks and one infantry block facing Italy at the top of the Col des Banquettes, 2km nortwest of Saint Agnes.
[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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