The Maginot Line

The Maginot Line was a post-WW1 project to build a fortification system defending the eastern border of France towards Germany first, Italy second, and Luxembourg and Belgium third.

It can be argued having been a failure, as France was invaded, but still was considered as a major obstacle by the German High Command, who made a point of going around it.

Fascist Italiy, who (because of the Alps) did not have the option of going round, had to try taking the Line head-on and failed. Only the capitulation of France enabled their invasion of the South.

This is a list of the major fortifications, called ouvrages or works, in alphabetical order.

L'Agaisen
Anzeling
Arrondaz
Aumetz
Baisse de Saint-Véran
Bambesch
Barbonnet
Berenbach
Bersillies
Billig
Bois-du-Four
Bois-Karre
Boussois
Bousse
Bovenberg
Bréhain
Cap Martin
Castillon
Cave-à-Canon
Champ de Tir
Chatelard
Chesnois
Col d'Agnon
Col de Brouis
Col de Crous
Col de Garde
Col de la Buffère
Col de la Valette
Col de Restefond
Col des Banquettes
Col du Caire Gros
Col du Fort
Col du Granon
Coucou
Coume Annexe Nord
Coume Annexe Sud
Coume
Croupe du Reservoir
Denting
Einseling
Eth
Ferme Chappy
Fermont
La Ferté
Flaut
Fontvive Nord-ouest
Four-à-Chaux
Fressinéa
Galgenberg
Gondran
Gordolon
Grand-Hohékirkel
Granges Communes
Hackenberg
Haut-Poirier
Hobling
Immerhof
Janus
Kerfent
Kobenbusch
La Béole
La Déa
La Moutière
La Séréna
Latiremont
Laudrefang
Le Lavoir
Lembach
Les Aittes
Les Rochilles
Mauvais-Bois
Métrich
Michelsberg
Molvange
Mont Agel
Mont des Welches
Monte Grosso
Mottenberg
Oberheid
Otterbiel
Pas du Roc
Plan Caval
Plate Lombard
Restefond
Rimplas
Roche-la-Croix
Rochonvillers
Rohrbach
Roquebrune
Saint Ours Bas
Saint Ours Haut
Saint Ours Nord-est
Saint-Antoine
Saint-Gobain
Saint-Roch
Sainte-Agnès
La Salmagne
Sapey
Les Sarts
Schiesseck
Schoenenbourg
Sentzich
Simserhof
Soetrich
Téting
Thonnelle
Valdeblore
Vélosnes
Village Coume
Welschhof

Maginot Line

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