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Ouvrage Col des Gardes
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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 Gardes 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, one infantry block and one observation block facing Italy, about 1 km south 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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| 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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