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Coordinates: 45°09′00″N, 6°38′00″E
Ouvrage Le Lavoir
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Large artillery work (Grand ouvrage) |
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Fortified Sector of Savoy
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Ouvrage Le Lavoir was a work (gros 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, three artillery blocks and one observation 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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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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