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oil fires to destroy the equipment. This caused cracking and falling rocks. Mines and booby traps were left behind in the tunnels and the nearby woods; these were removed, along with the remains of the plant, by the U.S. Army. There is no evidence that the Allies bombed the tunnels during the occupation.
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had been started. The two main tunnels were connected and an entrance structure with gates was constructed. Before their evacuation of Paris, the
Germans destroyed the equipment in the tunnels. Several places in the area of the plant show evidence of fire. According to a villager, the Germans used
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monitoring for water penetration and dissolution of the gypsum. Somewhat more than 1000 personnel are employed at the base.
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nuclear strike force, with an underground command center.
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