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925:Hommes et Ouvrages de la Ligne Maginot, Tome 2.
908:Hommes et Ouvrages de la Ligne Maginot, Tome 1.
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488:Lembach saw little action during the
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894:The Maginot Line: History and Guide
878:Kaufmann, J.E. and Kaufmann, H.W.
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1503:Defensive Organization of Corsica
868:Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2003.
854:Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2003.
530:List of all works on Maginot Line
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284:. Lembach is adjoined by
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866:The Maginot Line 1928-45.
852:The Maginot Line 1928-45.
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796:Kaufmann 2006, p. 172-173
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717:Index de la Ligne Maginot
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835:"Off the Beaten Path"
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982:L'ouvrage de Lembach
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225:└─sub-sector
213:
182:Battles/wars
153:Site history
143:Open to
26:Maginot Line
1487:Alpine Line
1271:Michelsberg
1084:La Salmagne
1004:(in French)
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765:Wahl, J.B.
510:Warsaw Pact
415:Sauer river
335:Description
166:In use
109: /
85:Coordinates
1518:Categories
1415:Schiesseck
1359:Laudrefang
1326:Mottenberg
1256:Hackenberg
1223:Galgenberg
1213:Kobenbusch
1208:Bois-Karre
1150:Latiremont
1079:Bersillies
586:References
94:48°59′46″N
33:Northeast
1420:Otterbiel
1410:Simserhof
1400:Welschhof
1354:Einseling
1296:Bovenberg
1291:Berenbach
1117:Thonnelle
1074:Les Sarts
484:1944-1945
400:casemates
264:Strength:
248:Regiment:
242:Ouvrage D
174:Materials
169:Abandoned
97:7°46′27″E
1466:Hochwald
1405:Rohrbach
1349:Bambesch
1286:Anzeling
1228:Sentzich
1218:Oberheid
1203:Soetrich
1198:Immerhof
1193:Molvange
1122:VĂ©losnes
1112:Chesnois
1107:La Ferté
1089:Boussois
524:See also
500:Cold War
478:Hochwald
468:ouvrages
379:and one
24:Part of
1496:Corsica
1443:Lembach
1344:Kerfent
1301:Denting
1276:Hobling
1233:MĂ©trich
1165:Bréhain
1145:Fermont
773:10 June
723:10 June
696:10 June
669:10 June
642:10 June
569:ouvrage
564:ouvrage
442:Block 2
434:History
427:ouvrage
421:Manning
373:Block 3
359:Block 2
345:Block 1
280:of the
240:O 550,
1281:Bousse
1261:Coucou
1238:Billig
1170:Aumetz
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473:Stukas
300:German
222:sector
138:France
35:France
1316:Coume
551:Notes
387:Entry
276:is a
963:ISBN
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