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1375:Hochwald
1314:Rohrbach
1258:Bambesch
1195:Anzeling
1137:Sentzich
1127:Oberheid
1112:Soetrich
1107:Immerhof
1102:Molvange
1031:VĂ©losnes
1021:Chesnois
1016:La Ferté
998:Boussois
905:Archived
436:See also
156:Restored
24:Part of
1405:Corsica
1352:Lembach
1253:Kerfent
1210:Denting
1185:Hobling
1142:MĂ©trich
1074:Bréhain
1054:Fermont
481:ouvrage
476:ouvrage
397:History
390:ouvrage
384:Manning
334:Block 3
320:Block 2
310:Block 1
274:Germany
266:Kerfent
1190:Bousse
1170:Coucou
1147:Billig
1079:Aumetz
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662:27 May
630:28 May
603:28 May
576:28 May
206:sector
138:France
130:Public
35:France
1225:Coume
463:Notes
127:Owner
847:ISBN
830:ISBN
813:ISBN
796:ISBN
782:ISBN
768:ISBN
751:ISBN
737:ISBN
698:2010
664:2010
632:2010
605:2010
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411:See
328:AC47
268:and
965:Eth
224:A35
148:Yes
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