Ouvrage Soetrich

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Ouvrage Soetrich is a major Maginot Line fortification in northeastern France that formed part of the defensive system protecting the Thionville sector before and during World War II.

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Ouvrage Soetrich canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maginot Line ouvrage ⓘ
fortification ⓘ
builtBy French Army ⓘ
connectedTo Maginot Line communications network ⓘ
linked to: Maginot Line
constructedFor border defense ⓘ
defense against Germany ⓘ
constructionEnd early 1930s ⓘ
constructionStart late 1920s ⓘ
controlledBy France ⓘ
country France ⓘ
designedTo support neighboring ouvrages ⓘ
withstand heavy artillery fire ⓘ
era interwar period ⓘ
garrisonedBy French troops ⓘ
hasClassification gros ouvrage ⓘ
hasFeature ammunition magazines ⓘ
armored cloches ⓘ
artillery positions ⓘ
combat blocks ⓘ
infantry positions ⓘ
observation posts ⓘ
power plant ⓘ
underground barracks ⓘ
underground galleries ⓘ
locatedIn Moselle department ⓘ
Thionville sector ⓘ
northeastern France ⓘ
locatedNear Franco–German border ⓘ
Thionville ⓘ
partOf French fixed defenses before World War II ⓘ
Maginot Line ⓘ
Thionville fortified sector ⓘ
purpose delay and channel an invading force ⓘ
significance major element of Thionville sector defenses ⓘ
status no longer in active military use ⓘ
usedDuring World War II ⓘ

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Fortified Sector of Thionville → hasPart → Ouvrage Soetrich ⓘ