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Articles on the French defensive line which ran from Italy up to Germany, Luxembourg and Belgium. These articles cover the northern and most known part of the Maginot line, with bunkers, fortresses or Ouvrages big and small.

The blockhouse of Mont des Fourches – Jausiers, Saint-Dalmas-le-Selvage, France

Blockhouse of Mont des Fourches was built in 1889 as part of the Séré de Rivières system. Between …

Posted November 10, 2023 by Pascal

Avant-poste du Col-des-Fourches – Jausiers, Saint-Dalmas-le-Selvage, France

The Col-des-Fourches outpost (French: Avant-Poste) was a small fortified position of the French Maginot's Alpine Line, located at …

Posted October 17, 2023 (updated October 18, 2023) by Pascal

Ouvrage de Saint-Ours Bas – Meyronnes, Val-d’Oronaye, France

Petit Ouvrage (PO) de Saint-Ours Bas of the French Alpine Line is part of the Fortified Sector of …

Posted October 9, 2023 (updated October 11, 2023) by Pascal

Camp des Fourches, Alpine Army Barracks – Saint-Dalmas-le-Selvage, France

At an altitude of 2,291 meters Camp des Fourches was a mountain barracks for the French Alpine Troops …

Posted September 16, 2023 (updated November 10, 2023) by Pascal

Ouvrage Roche la Croix, Cable Car Mechanism – Meyronnes, Val-d’Oronaye, France

This cable car mechanism used for construction and logistics on the Alpine Line of the Maginot is on …

Posted September 12, 2023 by Pascal

PA des Sagnes – Jausiers, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France

PA des Sagnes was a defensive position or strongpoint on the Jausiers sector of the Alpine Line extension …

Posted September 9, 2023 (updated September 11, 2023) by Pascal

Ouvrage des Granges Communes block 2 roof

Ouvrage des Granges Communes – Jausiers, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France

Ouvrage des Granges Communes supported the works at Restefond and had to control the road from Camp des …

Posted September 6, 2023 (updated September 16, 2023) by Pascal

Ouvrage La Moutière – Jausiers, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France

At an altitude of 2,440 meters Petit Ouvrage La Moutière of the Maginot's Alpine Line defended the right …

Posted August 26, 2023 (updated September 6, 2023) by Pascal

Ouvrage Restefond block 6 FM JM embrasures

Ouvrage Restefond – Jausiers, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France

Gros Ouvrage Restefond is a work of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension known as the Alpine Line or …

Posted August 24, 2023 (updated September 6, 2023) by Pascal

Armor deposit at Col de Restefond – Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Jausiers, France

On this location remains a deposit of armorings meant for the further construction of Blocks 2, 5 and …

Posted August 18, 2023 (updated August 18, 2023) by Pascal

Ouvrage Col de Restefond – Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Jausiers, France

Ouvrage Col de Restefond is a Petit Ouvrage of the Maginot's Alpine Line and consists of three infantry …

Posted August 15, 2023 (updated September 6, 2023) by Pascal

Barracks of Restefond – Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Jausiers, France

Camp de Restefond was a former military barracks of the French Alpine Army located near the border with …

Posted August 13, 2023 (updated September 16, 2023) by Pascal

Transit Camp Westerbork, Netherlands

In 1939 the Dutch Government decides to build a refugee camp to give the German Jews a home …

Posted November 22, 2012 (updated July 18, 2024) by Patrick