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Puelinckx, Jean; Aublet, Jean-Louis; Mainguin, Sylvie (2010).
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898:The Maginot Line: History and Guide
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882:Kaufmann, J.E. and Kaufmann, H.W.
592:"Petit ouvrage (PO) d'Aumetz - A7"
511:Czechoslovak border fortifications
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1532:Defensive Organization of Corsica
872:Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2003.
496:List of all works on Maginot Line
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802:(in German). darkplaces.org
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379:The Abri du Gros-Bois (X1)
886:, Stackpole Books, 2006.
870:The Maginot Line 1928-45.
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434:The 1940 manning of the
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188:Petit ouvrage - infantry
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779:(in French). fortiff.be
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206:└─Sub-sector of Aumetz
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392:Casemate de Tressange
383:A series of detached
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1022:at lignemaginot.com
856:Mary, Tome 5, p. 175
847:Mary, Tome 5, p. 143
838:Mary, Tome 5, p. 228
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630:Kaufmann 2006, p. 20
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322:Aumetz is a compact
255:. It is part of the
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238:2 officers, 112 men
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