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Ouvrage Col du Caire Gros
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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 du Caire Gros was a lesser work (perit ouvrage) of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line. The ouvrage consisted of two entry blocks facing Italy. Additional blocks were planned but not built.
[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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