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642:Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2003.
450:List of all works on Maginot Line
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552:"Petit ouvrage du Bois Karre"
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921:Fortified Sector of Montmédy
888:Fortified Sector of Maubeuge
372:Casemate de Basse-Parthe Est
806:Petit Ouvrage du Bois Karre
608:(in German). darkplaces.org
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585:(in French). fortiff.be
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308:Design and construction
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