Abri du Ancien Camp

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Ancien Camp is an abri or infantry shelter associated with the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line. The position consists of two entry blocks. Neither block was armed. One machine gun cloche and embrasures for a heavy twin machine gun and a light machine gun were built, but not equipped. The blocks are connected by a single large underground gallery.[1]

Abri du Ancien Camp
Part of Maginot Line, Alpine Line
Southeast France
Site information
Controlled byFrance
Site history
Built byMOM
In useAbandoned
MaterialsConcrete, steel, rock excavation
Battles/warsBattle of France
Abri du Ancien Camp
Type of work:Small artillery work (Petit ouvrage)
sector
└─sub-sector
Fortified Sector of Dauphine-Ubaye
└─Ubaye-Ubayette, Quartier Meyronnes
Number of blocks:2

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References

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  1. ^ Puelinckx, Jean; Aublet, Jean-Louis; Mainguin, Sylvie (2010). "Ancien Camp (abri de)". Index de la Ligne Maginot (in French). fortiff.be. Retrieved 1 February 2010.

Bibliography

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  • 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
  • Mary, Jean-Yves; Hohnadel, Alain; Sicard, Jacques. Hommes et Ouvrages de la Ligne Maginot, Tome 4 - La fortification alpine. Paris, Histoire & Collections, 2009. ISBN 978-2-915239-46-1 (in French)
  • Mary, Jean-Yves; Hohnadel, Alain; Sicard, Jacques. Hommes et Ouvrages de la Ligne Maginot, Tome 5. Paris, Histoire & Collections, 2009. ISBN 978-2-35250-127-5 (in French)
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