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Hommes et
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Batailllon Alpin de
Fortresse, 162nd RĂ©giment d'Artillerie de Position
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Fortress France: The
Maginot Line and French Defenses in World War II
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Kaufmann, J.E., Kaufmann, H.W., JancoviÄŤ-PotoÄŤnik, A. and Lang, P.
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Dauphiné sector of the Alpine Line.
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672:Mary, Jean-Yves; Hohnadel, Alain; Sicard, Jacques.
655:Mary, Jean-Yves; Hohnadel, Alain; Sicard, Jacques.
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296:and one heavy twin machine gun embrasure.
776:Fortified Sector of Savoy (La Maurienne)
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911:Fortified Sector of the Maritime Alps
539:Puelinckx, Jean; et al. (2010).
512:Puelinckx, Jean; et al. (2010).
485:Puelinckx, Jean; et al. (2010).
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220:└─Ubaye-Ubayette, Quartier Meyronnes
643:The Maginot Line: History and Guide
318:(infantry): one machine gun cloche.
312:(infantry): one machine gun cloche.
1116:Museums in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
627:Kaufmann, J.E. and Kaufmann, H.W.
399:Haute Ubaye, "Patrimoine fortifié"
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1075:Defensive Organization of Corsica
697:Saint-Ours (gros ouvrage haut de)
617:Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2003.
823:Fortified Sector of the Dauphiné
541:"Saint-Ours (go haut de) Bloc 5"
514:"Saint-Ours (go haut de) Bloc 4"
487:"Saint-Ours (go haut de) Bloc 3"
460:"Saint-Ours (go haut de) Bloc 2"
433:"Saint-Ours (go haut de) Bloc 1"
337:Fortified Sector of the Dauphiné
216:Fortified Sector of the Dauphiné
168:Concrete, steel, rock excavation
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304:heavy twin machine gun cloche
1096:Fortified Sector of Dauphine
381:List of Alpine Line ouvrages
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601:Kaufmann 2011, pp. 264-264
177:Italian invasion of France
748:Fortified Sector of Savoy
631:, Stackpole Books, 2006.
615:The Maginot Line 1928-45.
545:Index de la Ligne Maginot
518:Index de la Ligne Maginot
491:Index de la Ligne Maginot
464:Index de la Ligne Maginot
437:Index de la Ligne Maginot
344:As Italian troops of the
261:'s Alpine extension, the
181:Second Battle of the Alps
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55:St. Ours Haut entry block
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251:Ouvrage Saint Ours Haut
199:Large artillery work (
191:Ouvrage Saint Ours Haut
80:Ouvrage Saint Ours Haut
19:Ouvrage Saint Ours Haut
969:Baisse de Saint-VĂ©ran
740:(Little Maginot Line)
565:Kaufmann 2006, p. 178
574:Mary, Tome 5, p. 106
244:11 officers, 233 men
113:44.47663°N 6.81723°E
1054:Croupe du RĂ©servoir
876:Saint Ours Nord-est
871:Fontvive Nord-ouest
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421:Mary, Tome 5, p. 32
218:, Vallée de l'Ubaye
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367:Present condition
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173:Battles/wars
152:Site history
142:Open to
40:, Southeast
26:Maginot Line
1106:Alpine Line
1034:Saint-Agnès
984:Col d'Agnon
954:Col du Fort
901:La Moutière
737:Alpine Line
701:(in French)
685:(in French)
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280:Description
263:Alpine Line
253:is a work (
157:In use
116: /
92:Coordinates
30:Alpine Line
1090:Categories
1059:Cap Martin
1049:Roquebrune
1014:Saint-Roch
974:Plan Caval
939:Valdeblore
846:Les Aittes
803:Pas du Roc
551:2 February
524:2 February
497:2 February
470:2 February
443:2 February
387:References
101:44°28′36″N
1044:Mont Agel
1024:Castillon
1019:Barbonnet
1009:L'Agaisen
944:La Séréna
934:Fressinéa
886:Restefond
798:Le Lavoir
757:Chatelard
271:Meyronnes
257:) of the
241:Strength:
225:Regiment:
165:Materials
160:Preserved
104:6°49′02″E
38:Meyronnes
979:La BĂ©ole
959:Gordolon
808:Arrondaz
375:See also
24:Part of
1068:Corsica
929:Rimplas
851:Gondran
329:History
322:Block 5
316:Block 4
310:Block 3
300:Block 2
286:Block 1
989:La DĂ©a
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292:, one
209:sector
137:France
42:France
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831:Janus
783:Sapey
678:ISBN
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