Ouvrage Galgenberg

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Ouvrage Galgenberg is a major Maginot Line fortification near Thionville in northeastern France, built to defend the French border with Germany before World War II.

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Ouvrage Galgenberg canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maginot Line ouvrage
fortified structure
builtBefore World War II
builtBy Commission d’Organisation des Régions Fortifiées
builtFor French border defense system
constructionStart 1930s
country France
designedToDefend French border with Germany
era interwar period
hasFeature ammunition magazines
armored cloches
casemates
combat blocks
observation posts
power plant
underground barracks
underground galleries
hasFunction artillery support
border defense
infantry support
locatedIn Thionville
locatedInCountry France
locatedInRegion northeastern France
locatedNear French–German border
material armored plate
reinforced concrete
steel
nearCity Thionville
operator French Army
partOf Fortified Sector of Thionville
Maginot Line
northeastern Maginot Line defenses
strategicRole defense of Thionville sector
protection of Moselle valley
usedInConflict World War II

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Fortified Sector of Thionville hasPart Ouvrage Galgenberg