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Ouvrage Saint-Gobain is open for public visitation, maintained by the
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Fortress France: The
Maginot Line and French Defenses in World War II
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in the morning hours of June 21 against an
Italian observation post.
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678:Hommes et Ouvrages de la Ligne Maginot, Tome 1.
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814:Fortified Sector of Savoy (La Maurienne)
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540:Puelinckx, Jean; et al. (2010).
513:Puelinckx, Jean; et al. (2010).
486:Puelinckx, Jean; et al. (2010).
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664:The Maginot Line: History and Guide
648:Kaufmann, J.E. and Kaufmann, H.W.
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1113:Defensive Organization of Corsica
638:Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2003.
861:Fortified Sector of the Dauphiné
181:Concrete, steel, rock excavation
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735:Saint-Gobain (gros ouvrage du)
314:and one 81mm mortar embrasure.
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542:"Saint-Gobain (go de) Bloc 5"
515:"Saint-Gobain (go de) Bloc 4"
488:"Saint-Gobain (go de) Bloc 3"
461:"Saint-Gobain (go de) Bloc 2"
434:"Saint-Gobain (go de) Bloc 1"
322:heavy twin machine gun cloche
391:List of Alpine Line ouvrages
283:and somewhat to the east of
294:covers the approach to the
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190:Italian invasion of France
1134:Fortified Sector of Savoy
786:Fortified Sector of Savoy
652:, Stackpole Books, 2006.
636:The Maginot Line 1928-45.
546:Index de la Ligne Maginot
519:Index de la Ligne Maginot
492:Index de la Ligne Maginot
465:Index de la Ligne Maginot
438:Index de la Ligne Maginot
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587:Kaufmann 2011, p. 258
281:Ouvrage Saint-Antoine
257:Ouvrage Saint-Gobain
200:Ouvrage Saint-Gobain
110:45.20818°N 6.68186°E
77:Ouvrage Saint-Gobain
19:Ouvrage Saint-Gobain
1092:Croupe du RĂ©servoir
914:Saint Ours Nord-est
909:Fontvive Nord-ouest
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607:"Monuments"
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302:Description
269:Alpine Line
259:is a work (
170:In use
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89:Coordinates
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1128:Categories
1097:Cap Martin
1087:Roquebrune
1052:Saint-Roch
1012:Plan Caval
977:Valdeblore
884:Les Aittes
841:Pas du Roc
402:References
98:45°12′29″N
37:Southeast
1082:Mont Agel
1062:Castillon
1057:Barbonnet
1047:L'Agaisen
982:La Séréna
972:Fressinéa
924:Restefond
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231:Regiment:
178:Materials
173:Preserved
101:6°40′55″E
1017:La BĂ©ole
997:Gordolon
846:Arrondaz
385:See also
364:ouvrages
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1106:Corsica
967:Rimplas
889:Gondran
347:History
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328:Block 3
318:Block 2
308:Block 1
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