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Coordinates: 43°45′21″N, 7°28′51″E
Ouvrage Cap Martin
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Fortified Sector of the Maritime Alps
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Ouvrage Cap Martin 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 two artillery blocks and one combination block facing Italy. The ouvrage was at the southernmost end of the Alpine Line and overlooked the Mediterranean Sea coastline between Nice and Menton, facing towards Italy.
[edit] History
On 21 June 1940 Italian artillery bombarded the ouvrage with 149mm and 210mm shells, as troops attempted to push into France. On 24 June two armored trains, one with 120mm guns and another with 152mm guns, fired on Cap Martin in support of Italian troops advancing through Menton. The Italians occupied the surface of the fortification until they fired upon by other French artillery and were forced to retreat [1].
[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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