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The anti-tank gate was a rolling barrier which slid from a slot in a fortified concrete housing along the side of the road, forming a barrier some meters from the post's blockhouse. The road and post occupied a narrow shelf between a cliff and a steep slope to the sea. The gate housing included two
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attempting to enter French territory on the coastal line was fired upon by Mont Agel and damaged. Heavy
Italian artillery fire damaged Cap Martin's 75mm gun in Block 2. A rumored Italian infantry attack prompted heavy French fire, but failed to materialize. On 24 June two armored trains, one with
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small arms ports, while the blockhouse could cover the gate and the road beyond with its guns firing through embrasures in the heavy concrete guardpost. Tunnels in the cliff wall behind the post contained a magazine, living quarters, and an escape tunnel, like a
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417:. On 21 June 1940 Italian
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906:Cap Martin (gros ouvrage)
814:, Stackpole Books, 2006.
798:The Maginot Line 1928-45.
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