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Ouvrage Eth
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Small artillery work (Petit ouvrage) |
sector
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Fortified Sector of Escaut
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Ouvrage Eth was an isolated petit ouvrage of the Maginot Line, built as part of the "New Frontiers" program to address shortcomings in the Line's coverage of the border with Belgium. It was located near the village of Eth, in Nord département.
Eth comprised two combat blocks 250m apart, one of which had a new mixed-arms turret mounting a JM machine gun and a 25mm gun. An underground gallery linked Eth with Casemate Jenlain 600m away [1]
[edit] References
- Allcorn, William. The Maginot Line 1928-45. Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1-84176-646-1
- Kauffmann, J.E. and Kaufmann, H.W. Fortress France: The Maginot Line and French Defenses in World War II, 2006. ISBN 0-275-98345-5
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Maginot line |
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| Fortified sector of Escaut |
Eth
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| Fortified sector of Maubeuge |
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| Fortified sector of Montmédy |
Ferté • Chesnois • Thonnelle • Velosnes
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| Fortified sector of Crusnes |
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| Fortified sector of Thionville |
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| Fortified sector of Boulay |
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| Fortified sector of Faulquemont |
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| Fortified sector of the Sarre |
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| Fortified sector of the Lauter |
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| Fortified sector of the Vosges |
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| Petit Maginot Line |
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