CORF

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CORF is the French military commission responsible for planning and overseeing the construction of fortified regions, notably including major works of the Maginot Line.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French military commission
government body
aim organizing fortified regions along French frontiers
strengthening French land defenses
appliesToJurisdiction France
appliesToPeriod interwar period
country France
dissolved 1935
fieldOfWork defense planning
fortification
military engineering
fullName Commission d’Organisation des Régions Fortifiées
hasInfluenceOn French military fortification doctrine
design of European interwar fortifications
hasMember French Army engineering corps
surface form: French Army engineers

fortification specialists
staff officers
hasRole design of major fortifications
overseeing construction of fortified regions
planning fortified regions
inception 1927
languageOfWorkOrName French
location France
mainSubject Maginot Line
fortified regions
nativeLabel Commission d’Organisation des Régions Fortifiées
notableProject Maginot Line
surface form: Maginot Line in northeastern France

fortified regions facing Germany
fortified regions facing Italy
notableWork design of Maginot Line ouvrages
standardization of Maginot Line fortification plans
operatingArea French borders
Maginot Line
surface form: Maginot Line sectors
parentOrganization French Minister of War
surface form: Ministry of War of France
partOf French Army
French military government in Germany
surface form: French military administration
responsibleFor major works of the Maginot Line
overseeing construction of fortified regions in France
planning fortified regions in France
shortName CORF self-link
timePeriod 20th century
usedMethod centralized planning of defensive works
standardized fortification designs

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