Secteur fortifié du Rhône
E933175
The Secteur fortifié du Rhône was a French defensive sector of the Maginot Line in the Alps, built to guard the Rhône valley approaches against potential Italian invasion before and during World War II.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maginot Line sector
ⓘ
military fortification system ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Italian invasion of France (1940) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy |
Commission d’organisation des régions fortifiées
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartTime | 1930s ⓘ |
| controlledBy | French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| defensiveLineType |
mountain fortifications
ⓘ
permanent fortifications ⓘ |
| designedTo |
delay enemy advance
ⓘ
support mobile field forces ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| fortificationStyle | Maginot Line design principles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison |
French Alpine troops
ⓘ
fortress infantry units ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | French–Italian rivalry in interwar period ⓘ |
| hasPart |
artillery positions
ⓘ
blockhouses ⓘ bunkers ⓘ fortified positions ⓘ infantry shelters ⓘ |
| historicalFunction | border defense ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French–Italian border region ⓘ Rhône valley NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern France ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Armée de terre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Rhône River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent | Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alpine Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French border defenses ⓘ French fortification system against Italy ⓘ Maginot Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
defend Rhône valley approaches
ⓘ
defend against Italian invasion ⓘ |
| status | disused ⓘ |
| strategicRole | protect access routes into France from Italy via Rhône valley ⓘ |
| terrain |
mountainous terrain
ⓘ
river valley terrain ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Second World War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| usedBy | Third French Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
Battle of France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.