Secteur fortifié de Tarentaise
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Secteur fortifié de Tarentaise was a French defensive military sector in the Alps, built as part of the Maginot Line to guard the Tarentaise valley and the approaches to Italy.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French military sector
ⓘ
Maginot Line fortification ⓘ fortified sector ⓘ |
| borderGuarded | Italian border ⓘ |
| constructionStartTime | 1930s ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | French military sector organization ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| defensiveRole |
delay enemy advance through Tarentaise valley
ⓘ
frontier defense ⓘ |
| designedToResist | Italian invasion ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| fortificationType |
field fortifications
ⓘ
permanent fortifications ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
French Alpine troops
ⓘ
fortress infantry units ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | southeastern France ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | French ⓘ |
| hasPart |
artillery positions
ⓘ
bunkers ⓘ fortified positions ⓘ infantry shelters ⓘ observation posts ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | remains visible in landscape ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tarentaise Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Savoie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | France ⓘ |
| locatedOn | French-Italian Alpine front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Western Front of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Tarentaise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | French Third Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent | Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alpine Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alpine extension of the Maginot Line NERFINISHED ⓘ French border defenses in the Alps ⓘ Maginot Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
defense of Tarentaise valley
ⓘ
defense of approaches to Italy ⓘ |
| status | disused military fortification ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
control of Alpine passes
ⓘ
protection of routes to Italy ⓘ |
| terrainType | mountainous ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Battle of France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
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