Secteur fortifié de Modane
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The Secteur fortifié de Modane was a French defensive sector of the Alpine Maginot Line, built to guard the strategic approaches near Modane along the Franco-Italian border before and during World War II.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Secteur fortifié de Maurienne | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Alpine Maginot Line sector
ⓘ
French defensive sector ⓘ military fortification system ⓘ |
| borderDefenseType | fixed fortification line ⓘ |
| builtBefore | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtDuring | interwar period ⓘ |
| conflict | Italian invasion of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionTechnology |
armored steel
ⓘ
reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| controlledBy | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| defensiveOrientation | eastward toward Italy ⓘ |
| designedFor | mountain warfare ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| facedOpponent |
Kingdom of Italy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Regio Esercito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | French Alpine troops ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
artillery positions
ⓘ
bunkers ⓘ fortified ouvrages ⓘ infantry shelters ⓘ observation posts ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
defense against Italian invasion
ⓘ
protection of road access through the Alps ⓘ protection of strategic rail routes ⓘ |
| hasStrategicRole |
defense of Alpine passes
ⓘ
guarding approaches to Modane ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| locatedAlong | Franco-Italian border ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
ⓘ
surface form:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Modane NERFINISHED ⓘ Savoie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnBorderWith | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryFunction | delay and deter enemy advance ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Modane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Fréjus Rail Tunnel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fréjus Road Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
French Alpine fortifications
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French border defenses ⓘ Ligne Maginot alpine NERFINISHED ⓘ Maginot Line NERFINISHED ⓘ defense of southeastern France ⓘ |
| status | disused military fortification ⓘ |
| usedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Secteur fortifié de Maurienne