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Coordinates: 45°11′56″N, 6°40′30″E
Ouvrage Saint Antoine
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Large artillery work (Grand ouvrage) |
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Fortified Sector of Savoy
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Ouvrage Saint Antoine was a work (gros ouvrage) of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line. The ouvrage consisted of one entry block, one infantry block and one artillery block overlooking Modane on the way to the Col du Mont Cenis. Ouvrage Saint Gobain was just to the east, up the mountain valley.
[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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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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