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Maginot Line and French Defenses in World War II
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755:Mary, Jean-Yves; Hohnadel, Alain; Sicard, Jacques.
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759:Paris, Histoire & Collections, 2009.
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725:Paris, Histoire & Collections, 2001.
387:The observatory Mont-Gros de Roquebrune
859:Fortified Sector of Savoy (La Maurienne)
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994:Fortified Sector of the Maritime Alps
650:Puelinckx, Jean; et al. (2010).
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551:Puelinckx, Jean; et al. (2010).
521:Puelinckx, Jean; et al. (2010).
489:Puelinckx, Jean; et al. (2010).
233:Fortified Sector of the Maritime Alps
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709:The Maginot Line: History and Guide
693:Kaufmann, J.E. and Kaufmann, H.W.
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1158:Defensive Organization of Corsica
683:Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2003.
906:Fortified Sector of the Dauphiné
625:"Roquebrune (go de) Casernement"
327:(entry): Two FM embrasures, one
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455:"Roquebrune (gros ouvrage de)"
178:Municipal maintenance facility
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432:List of Alpine Line ouvrages
235:└─Corniches, Quartier Menton
580:"Roquebrune (go de) Bloc 4"
553:"Roquebrune (go de) Bloc 3"
523:"Roquebrune (go de) Bloc 2"
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491:"Roquebrune go de) Bloc 1"
195:Italian invasion of France
831:Fortified Sector of Savoy
780:Roquebrune (gros ouvrage)
697:, Stackpole Books, 2006.
681:The Maginot Line 1928-45.
656:Index de la Ligne Maginot
629:Index de la Ligne Maginot
584:Index de la Ligne Maginot
557:Index de la Ligne Maginot
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406:43.76611°N 7.44306°E
251:58th DBAF, 157th RAP
108:43.76885°N 7.46624°E
1137:Croupe du RĂ©servoir
959:Saint Ours Nord-est
954:Fontvive Nord-ouest
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1189:Alpine Line
1117:Saint-Agnès
1067:Col d'Agnon
1037:Col du Fort
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312:Description
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175:In use
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1173:Categories
1142:Cap Martin
1132:Roquebrune
1097:Saint-Roch
1057:Plan Caval
1022:Valdeblore
929:Les Aittes
886:Pas du Roc
662:25 January
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438:References
394:43°45′58″N
298:Cap Martin
294:Roquebrune
96:43°46′08″N
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1127:Mont Agel
1107:Castillon
1102:Barbonnet
1092:L'Agaisen
1027:La Séréna
1017:Fressinéa
969:Restefond
881:Le Lavoir
840:Chatelard
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183:Materials
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426:See also
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