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Coordinates: 49°11′54″N, 6°33′39″E
Ouvrage Village Coume |
Part of Maginot Line |
Northeast France |
Built |
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Construction
materials |
Concrete, steel |
In use |
Abandoned |
Controlled by |
France |
Battles/wars |
Battle of France |
Ouvrage Village Coume
Type of work: |
Small artillery work (Petit ouvrage) |
sector
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Fortified Sector of Boulay
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Ouvrage Village Coume was a lesser work (petit ouvrage) of the Maginot Line. The ouvrage consisted of three infantry blocks, and is located between petits ouvrages Bovenberg and Coume Annexe Nord, facing Germany.
[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
[edit] See also
Maginot line |
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Fortified sector of Escaut |
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Fortified sector of Maubeuge |
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Fortified sector of Montmédy |
Ferté • Chesnois • Thonnelle • Velosnes
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Fortified sector of Crusnes |
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Fortified sector of Thionville |
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Fortified sector of Boulay |
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Fortified sector of Faulquemont |
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Fortified sector of the Sarre |
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Fortified sector of the Lauter |
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Fortified sector of the Vosges |
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Petit Maginot Line |
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