Secteur fortifié des Alpes-Maritimes
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The Secteur fortifié des Alpes-Maritimes was a French defensive sector of the Maginot Line in the southern Alps, built to protect the border with Italy before and during World War II.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Secteur fortifié de Menton | 1 |
| Secteur fortifié de Nice | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French military fortification
ⓘ
component of the Maginot Line ⓘ fortified sector ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French Third Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French–Italian military relations ⓘ |
| borderWith |
Italy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor |
border defense
ⓘ
deterrence of Italian invasion ⓘ |
| conflict |
Italian invasion of France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| controlledBy | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| designedFor |
defense in depth
ⓘ
high-altitude fortification ⓘ |
| era | interwar period ⓘ |
| facedOpponent | Regio Esercito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicFeature | mountain fortifications ⓘ |
| hasPart |
artillery positions
ⓘ
casemates ⓘ infantry shelters ⓘ observation posts ⓘ ouvrages ⓘ |
| hasRole |
defense of French–Italian frontier
ⓘ
mountain warfare fortification ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alpes-Maritimes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southeastern France ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southern Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | French–Italian border ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Armée de terre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Alpes-Maritimes department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alpine Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alpine front of the Maginot Line NERFINISHED ⓘ French fortification system of the 20th century ⓘ Ligne Maginot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | disused military fortification ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of Alpine passes to Italy
ⓘ
protection of Nice region ⓘ |
| typeOfFortification |
permanent fortification
ⓘ
underground fortification ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Battle of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Secteur fortifié de Nice
this entity surface form:
Secteur fortifié de Menton