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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maginot Line ouvrage
fortification
builtBy French Army
connectedTo Maginot Line
surface form: Maginot Line communications network
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
Fortified Sector of Thionville
surface form: Thionville sector

northeastern France
locatedNear Franco-German border
surface form: Franco–German border

Thionville
partOf French fixed defenses before World War II
Maginot Line
Fortified Sector of Thionville
surface form: 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