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Coordinates: 43°47′57″N, 7°27′45″E
Ouvrage Sainte Agnes
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Fortified Sector of the Maritime Alps
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Ouvrage Sainte Agnes was a work (gros ouvrage) of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line, also called the Little Maginot Line. The ouvrage consisted of one entry block, two artillery blocks and one observation block facing Italy. The fortification is at the south edge of the hill town of Sainte-Agnès, Alpes-Maritimes.
[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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