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Fortified Sector of Savoy

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positions. The French La Turra outpost on the Mont Cenis road was bombarded by the Italian Fort Paradiso, but the Cagliari Division could not advance past La Turra. Other elements of the Cagliari Division tried to advance on the Little Mont Cenis Pass and entered the valley of the Arc river, but were
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motorized division crossed the Little St. Bernard Pass after bombarding he Redoute-Ruinée post for eight hours. The initial Italian assault was stopped at the walls of the fort. Attacks continued over the next two days, then stopped until the armistice, but the avant-poste was isolated and bypassed,
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to counter a possible surprise attack by Italy. A portion of the garrison units were pre-positioned near the fortifications, which were to be occupied when a state of alert was declared. The organization changed over time, first during the French mobilization of August 1939, then with preparations
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Arrondaz, Pas du Roc and Le Lavoir, backed up by covering artillery in the valley at Sapey, Saint-Antoine and Saint-Gobain. Arrondaz and Pas-du-Roc fired on Italian troops on each others' superstructures and drove them off. Italian forces made little progress against the mutually-supporting fire
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Modane was liberated on 13 September 1944, with no significant resistance from the Maginot fortifications. German forces retreated up the Mont Cenis pass, and fighting ceased until the spring of 1945. On 23 March 1945, French forces bombarded the area and advanced to Redoute-Ruiné by 31 March.
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Italian troops moving close to Bourg-Saint-Maurice and Sainte-Foye. Redoute-RuinÄ—e was finally evacuated by French forces on 2 July. Total casualties in the area amounted to 9 French dead, and 72 Italian dead with more than 700 Italian wounded.
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Initial fortification efforts in the Tarentaise sector were focused on the old forts of Redoute-Ruinée, the Fort du Truc and the Fort de Vulmis. Later efforts focused on the creation of a series of advanced posts and more heavily-constructed
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In the Maurienne valley, 13,000 French troops faced 40,000 Italian troops. Italian forces advanced on the Mont Cenis road and moved across the high plateau along the frontier. The Italian attack was supported by forts in the Italian
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in 1944. The 1940s actions were successful in holding off the Italian invasion, but the surrender of France as a whole left the works in Italian occupation. Some of the fortifications were renovated in the 1950s, during the
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as the preferred term for the Maginot positions, in preference to "fort", a term usually reserved for older fortifications with passive defenses in the form of walls and ditches. The literal translation of
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The armistice of 24 June 1940 ended fighting, and the fortifications were occupied by Italian troops. The Fortified Sector of Savoy was dissolved by French forces on 15 July 1940.
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Troop units for these fortifications were extensively customized to deal with the fragmented nature of the military positions. Typical, somewhat confusingly-named units included:
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for winter, when high-altitude positions had to be evacuated for the winter, then another deployment in the spring of 1940. French forces were dissolved in the armistice of 1940.
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However, the fortification was not captured for another month. Fighting took place around Mont-Froid through April, until German forces abandoned Mont Cenis on 25 April.
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The sector includes the following major fortified positions, together with the most significant casemates and infantry shelters in each sub-sector:
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was the French military organization that in 1940 controlled the section of the Alpine Line portion of the Maginot Line facing Italy in the
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The sector formed a discontinuous line about 100 kilometres (62 mi) long along France's frontier with Italy, from the
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Fortification of the Maurienne valley followed a similar pattern, with advanced posts supported by the 19th century
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Alpine division moved over the Col de la Seigne, stopped by sustained fire from the avant-poste of Seloges. The
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until the cease-fire of 25 June. Casualties were 4 French dead and 108 Italians, with 1,000 Italians wounded.
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The Savoy sector was commanded by General Lestian until 1939, under the overall command of the
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Pass. About 5500 French troops were deployed against 50,000 Italian soldiers. . The Italian
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Additional positions in the Arly, Doron de Beaufort, Doron de Bozel and Tarentaise valleys.
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to the south. The works combined a number of pre-1914 fortifications with Maginot-style
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Italy declared war on France on 10 June 1940. Late snows in the area slowed down the
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The sector's fortifications were built during the 1930s and saw combat during the
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Hommes et Ouvrages de la Ligne Maginot, Tome 4 - La fortification alpine.
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is a large fortification with a significant artillery component, while a
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in Operation Bernardo., with the Italian 1st Corps attacking over the
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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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These formations were supplemented by Position Artillery Regiments (
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that proved effective in holding invading forces near the order.
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Saint-Gobain has been preserved as a museum and may be visited.
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The Tarentaise was commanded by Colonel Michet de la Baume.
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held there by the line of avant-postes. Nearer Modane, the
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in the sense of a fortification in English is "work." A
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Ouvrage Haricot de Villaroger, MOM 1939, never completed
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The sector constituted part of the 1811:French border defenses before World War II 1433: 1419: 1411: 1224: 1210: 1202: 488:30 demi-Brigade Alpin de Forteresse (DBAF) 400:70 Battaillon de Alpin de Forteresse (BAF) 294:16 Demi-Brigade Alpin de Forteresse (DBAF) 1124:Paris, Histoire & Collections, 2009. 1107:Paris, Histoire & Collections, 2009. 1090:Paris, Histoire & Collections, 2001. 1481:Fortified Sector of Savoy (La Maurienne) 266:(RĂ©giment d'Artillerie de Position (RAP) 841: 805: 329:Abri/avant-poste Les Savonnes, MOM 1931 1616:Fortified Sector of the Maritime Alps 292:16th Alpine Fortress Demi-Brigade, ( 7: 644:Avant-poste VallĂ©e-Étroite, MOM 1931 498:Command post at Chalets La Perrière 1306:SF Rohrbach (Maginot New Frontiers) 1276:SF MontmĂ©dy (Maginot New Frontiers) 1266:SF Maubeuge (Maginot New Frontiers) 1074:The Maginot Line: History and Guide 576:Casemate annex Saint-Antoine (CORF) 486:30th Alpine Fortress Demi-Brigade ( 97:, particularly the routes over the 1357:(includes 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367:, CORF 1937, 366: 365: 361: 358: 357:petit ouvrage 355:, CORF 1938, 354: 353: 349: 346: 345: 340: 333: 328: 325: 322: 319: 316: 315: 314: 312: 304: 299: 298: 297: 295: 287: 285: 279: 277: 271: 269: 267: 263: 255: 253: 251: 243: 239: 236: 232: 229: 225: 222: 218: 217:Alpine Hunter 215: 212: 208: 207: 206: 203: 201: 197: 193: 189: 188:Saint-Antoine 186: 185:gros ouvrages 182: 179: 178:petit ouvrage 175: 170: 168: 164: 160: 157: 153: 147: 144: 140: 132: 130: 128: 123: 119: 114: 112: 109:pass via the 108: 104: 100: 96: 92: 88: 84: 80: 76: 67: 63: 61: 57: 53: 49: 45: 41: 37: 33: 30: 19: 1744:Col de Garde 1709:Champ de Tir 1704:Monte Grosso 1624:Col de Crous 1493:Saint-Gobain 1467:Cave-Ă -Canon 1452: 1444: 1372: 1242:Maginot Line 1121: 1104: 1087: 1073: 1059: 1045: 1039:Bibliography 1015: 1006: 997: 988: 979: 970: 961: 952: 943: 934: 925: 916: 907: 898: 889: 880: 871: 862: 853: 844: 826: 823:gros ouvrage 822: 818: 813: 808: 796: 787: 779: 773: 765: 757: 751: 747: 729: 702: 696: 690: 678: 676: 666:Bissorte Dam 659: 653: 647: 633:gros ouvrage 632: 626: 621:gros ouvrage 620: 614: 609: 601: 598: 571:gros ouvrage 570: 564: 559:gros ouvrage 558: 552: 541:gros ouvrage 540: 534: 529: 497: 487: 485: 477: 427: 425: 417: 409: 399: 397: 389: 368: 362: 356: 350: 310: 308: 293: 291: 283: 275: 265: 259: 249: 247: 241: 234: 227: 220: 210: 204: 184: 177: 171: 159:Cave-Ă -Canon 155: 151: 148: 143:World War II 136: 115: 72: 60:avant-postes 59: 55: 44:Maginot Line 31: 28: 26: 1806:Alpine Line 1739:Saint-Agnès 1689:Col d'Agnon 1659:Col du Fort 1606:La Moutière 1442:Alpine Line 1378:SF DauphinĂ© 1359:Alpine Line 1336:SF Altkirch 1331:SF Mulhouse 1271:SD Ardennes 1251:SF Flanders 1197:(in French) 1181:(in French) 1165:(in French) 1156:(in French) 1133:(in French) 1116:(in French) 1099:(in French) 1033:Alpine Wall 761:Alpine Wall 371:, one block 359:, one block 272:Description 139:World War I 40:Alpine Line 1795:Categories 1764:Cap Martin 1754:Roquebrune 1719:Saint-Roch 1679:Plan Caval 1644:Valdeblore 1551:Les Aittes 1508:Pas du Roc 1400:OD Corsica 836:References 748:Taurinense 744:Mont Cenis 710:, pre-1914 462:, pre-1914 460:Mont-Froid 458:Blockhaus 320:, pre-1914 192:Pas du Roc 107:Mont Cenis 81:, through 1749:Mont Agel 1729:Castillon 1724:Barbonnet 1714:L'Agaisen 1649:La SĂ©rĂ©na 1639:FressinĂ©a 1591:Restefond 1503:Le Lavoir 1462:Chatelard 1326:SF Colmar 784:1944-1945 196:Le Lavoir 163:Chatelard 111:Maurienne 1684:La BĂ©ole 1664:Gordolon 1513:Arrondaz 1373:SF Savoy 1368:SD RhĂ´ne 1256:SF Lille 1189:Archived 1173:Archived 1148:Archived 1027:See also 774:ouvrages 738:and the 223:(DBCA) ) 213:(DBAF) ) 183:and the 181:Arrondaz 152:ouvrages 127:Cold War 113:valley. 105:and the 101:via the 91:Valloire 56:ouvrages 1773:Corsica 1634:Rimplas 1556:Gondran 1392:Corsica 1346:SF Jura 819:ouvrage 814:ouvrage 766:Superga 752:Trieste 718:History 256:Command 244:(BCA) ) 237:(BAF) ) 230:(RIA) ) 77:on the 1694:La DĂ©a 1128:  1111:  1094:  1080:  1066:  1052:  176:, the 1669:Flaut 1536:Janus 1488:Sapey 801:Notes 200:Sapey 165:near 89:, to 36:Savoy 1126:ISBN 1109:ISBN 1092:ISBN 1078:ISBN 1064:ISBN 1050:ISBN 198:and 161:and 141:and 95:Alps 27:The 1797:: 695:, 652:, 631:, 619:, 569:, 557:, 539:, 202:. 194:, 190:, 169:. 1434:e 1427:t 1420:v 1361:) 1244:) 1225:e 1218:t 1211:v 20:)

Index

Fortified sector of Savoy
Savoy
Alpine Line
Maginot Line
Defensive Sector of the RhĂ´ne
Fortified Sector of the Dauphiné

Aiguille des Glaciers
Mont Blanc massif
Bourg-Saint-Maurice
Massif des Cerces
Valloire
Alps
Little St Bernard Pass
Tarentaise Valley
Mont Cenis
Maurienne
Italian invasion of France
Second Battle of the Alps
Cold War
World War I
World War II
Cave-Ă -Canon
Chatelard
Bourg St. Maurice
Fort du Replaton
Arrondaz
Saint-Antoine
Pas du Roc
Le Lavoir

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