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Ouvrage Janus
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Large artillery work (Grand ouvrage) |
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Fortified Sector of Dauphine
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Ouvrage Janus was a work (gros ouvrage) of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line, located to the east of Briançon on near the Col de Montgenèvre. The ouvrage consisted of one entry block, two infantry blocks, two artillery blocks, two observation blocks and one combination block facing Italy. Built on the site of the old Fort Janus, it retained the old fort's 95mm naval guns and added two 75mm guns [1]
[edit] History
On 20 June 1944 the ouvrage was fired upon by the Italian Fort Chaberton [2]
[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
- ^ Kauffmann, p. 177
- ^ Kauffmann, p. 177
[edit] See also
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Alpine Line (Little Maginot Line) |
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| Fortified Sector of Savoy (La Tarentaise) |
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| Fortified Sector of Savoy (La Maurienne) |
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| Fortified Sector of Dauphiné |
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| Fortified Sector of the Maritime Alps |
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| Maginot Line |
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