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Roche-la-Croix Fort Meyronnes

Roche-la-Croix Fort Meyronnes
Roche-la-Croix Fort is the largest fort on the Maginot Line in the Alps in Ubaye vallée prohibit an Italian invasion from Col de Larche.
On the commune of Meyronnes he crosses his fires with the works of Saint-Ours on the sunny side up and the edge of the road to passl.
The redoubt (1900 m) and the battery Roche-la-Croix (2100 m) were built from 1884 to 1889 on the model of General Sere de Rivieres then from 1931, works have been made .
The site of Roche-la-Croix is a set in stone masonry (nineteenth century) and reinforced concrete (twentieth century) which reflects a relentless race for arms.
The set is a lock Col de Larche, it covers the Viraysse battery (2770 m) on the left flank and Tournoux strong back.
It contains a single artillery unit. Two blocks are equipped with armored bell, a third with a massive turret eclipse allowed to prohibit the access pass.
The Fort was occupied by the Italians and the Germans from 1940 to 1945, the book was taken by Allied troops April 22, 1945.
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    • Alpes de Haute-Provence, 04, Ubaye valley, Col de Larche, Meyronnes Village, Fort Roche-la-Croix is the largest fort on the Maginot Line in the Alps in Ubaye intended to prohibit an Italian invasion from pass of Larche.

Meyronnes, Fort de Roche-la-Croix

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    • Alpes de Haute-Provence, 04, Ubaye valley, Col de Larche, Meyronnes Village, Fort Roche-la-Croix is the largest fort on the Maginot Line in the Alps in Ubaye intended to prohibit an Italian invasion from pass of Larche.

Meyronnes, Fort de Roche-la-Croix

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    • Alpes de Haute-Provence, 04, Ubaye valley, Col de Larche, Meyronnes Village, Fort Roche-la-Croix is the largest fort on the Maginot Line in the Alps in Ubaye intended to prohibit an Italian invasion from pass of Larche.

Meyronnes, Fort de Roche-la-Croix

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    • Alpes de Haute-Provence, 04, Ubaye valley, Col de Larche, Meyronnes Village, Fort Roche-la-Croix is the largest fort on the Maginot Line in the Alps in Ubaye intended to prohibit an Italian invasion from pass of Larche.

Meyronnes, Fort de Roche-la-Croix

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    • Alpes de Haute-Provence, 04, Ubaye valley, Col de Larche, Meyronnes Village, Fort Roche-la-Croix is the largest fort on the Maginot Line in the Alps in Ubaye intended to prohibit an Italian invasion from pass of Larche.

Meyronnes, Fort de Roche-la-Croix

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    • Alpes de Haute-Provence, 04, Ubaye valley, Col de Larche, Meyronnes Village, Fort Roche-la-Croix is the largest fort on the Maginot Line in the Alps in Ubaye intended to prohibit an Italian invasion from pass of Larche.

Meyronnes, Fort de Roche-la-Croix

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    • Alpes de Haute-Provence, 04, Ubaye valley, Col de Larche, Meyronnes Village, Fort Roche-la-Croix is the largest fort on the Maginot Line in the Alps in Ubaye intended to prohibit an Italian invasion from pass of Larche.

Meyronnes, Fort de Roche-la-Croix

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    • Alpes de Haute-Provence, 04, Ubaye valley, Col de Larche, Meyronnes Village, Fort Roche-la-Croix is the largest fort on the Maginot Line in the Alps in Ubaye intended to prohibit an Italian invasion from pass of Larche.

Meyronnes, Fort de Roche-la-Croix

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    • Alpes de Haute-Provence, 04, Ubaye valley, Col de Larche, Meyronnes Village, Fort Roche-la-Croix is the largest fort on the Maginot Line in the Alps in Ubaye intended to prohibit an Italian invasion from pass of Larche.

Meyronnes, Fort de Roche-la-Croix

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    • Alpes de Haute-Provence, 04, Ubaye valley, Col de Larche, Meyronnes Village, Fort Roche-la-Croix is the largest fort on the Maginot Line in the Alps in Ubaye intended to prohibit an Italian invasion from pass of Larche.

Meyronnes, Fort de Roche-la-Croix

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    • Alpes de Haute-Provence, 04, Ubaye valley, Col de Larche, Meyronnes Village, Fort Roche-la-Croix is the largest fort on the Maginot Line in the Alps in Ubaye intended to prohibit an Italian invasion from pass of Larche.

Meyronnes, Fort de Roche-la-Croix

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    • Alpes de Haute-Provence, 04, Ubaye valley, Col de Larche, Meyronnes Village, Fort Roche-la-Croix is the largest fort on the Maginot Line in the Alps in Ubaye intended to prohibit an Italian invasion from pass of Larche.

Meyronnes, Fort de Roche-la-Croix

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    • Alpes de Haute-Provence, 04, Ubaye valley, Col de Larche, Meyronnes Village, Fort Roche-la-Croix is the largest fort on the Maginot Line in the Alps in Ubaye intended to prohibit an Italian invasion from pass of Larche.

Meyronnes, Fort de Roche-la-Croix

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    • Alpes de Haute-Provence, 04, Ubaye valley, Col de Larche, Meyronnes Village, Fort Roche-la-Croix is the largest fort on the Maginot Line in the Alps in Ubaye intended to prohibit an Italian invasion from pass of Larche.

Meyronnes, Fort de Roche-la-Croix

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    • Alpes de Haute-Provence, 04, Ubaye valley, Col de Larche, Meyronnes Village, Fort Roche-la-Croix is the largest fort on the Maginot Line in the Alps in Ubaye intended to prohibit an Italian invasion from pass of Larche.

Meyronnes, Fort de Roche-la-Croix

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    • Alpes de Haute-Provence, 04, Ubaye valley, Col de Larche, Meyronnes Village, Fort Roche-la-Croix is the largest fort on the Maginot Line in the Alps in Ubaye intended to prohibit an Italian invasion from pass of Larche.

Meyronnes, Fort de Roche-la-Croix

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    • Alpes de Haute-Provence, 04, Ubaye valley, Col de Larche, Meyronnes Village, Fort Roche-la-Croix is the largest fort on the Maginot Line in the Alps in Ubaye intended to prohibit an Italian invasion from pass of Larche.

Meyronnes, Fort de Roche-la-Croix

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    • Alpes de Haute-Provence, 04, Ubaye valley, Col de Larche, Meyronnes Village, Fort Roche-la-Croix is the largest fort on the Maginot Line in the Alps in Ubaye intended to prohibit an Italian invasion from pass of Larche.

Meyronnes, Fort de Roche-la-Croix

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    • Alpes de Haute-Provence, 04, Ubaye valley, Col de Larche, Meyronnes Village, Fort Roche-la-Croix is the largest fort on the Maginot Line in the Alps in Ubaye intended to prohibit an Italian invasion from pass of Larche.

Meyronnes, Fort de Roche-la-Croix

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    • Alpes de Haute-Provence, 04, Ubaye valley, Col de Larche, Meyronnes Village, Fort Roche-la-Croix is the largest fort on the Maginot Line in the Alps in Ubaye intended to prohibit an Italian invasion from pass of Larche.

Meyronnes, Fort de Roche-la-Croix

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    • Alpes de Haute-Provence, 04, Ubaye valley, Col de Larche, Meyronnes Village, Fort Roche-la-Croix is the largest fort on the Maginot Line in the Alps in Ubaye intended to prohibit an Italian invasion from pass of Larche.

Meyronnes, Fort de Roche-la-Croix

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    • Alpes de Haute-Provence, 04, Ubaye valley, Col de Larche, Meyronnes Village, Fort Roche-la-Croix is the largest fort on the Maginot Line in the Alps in Ubaye intended to prohibit an Italian invasion from pass of Larche.

Meyronnes, Fort de Roche-la-Croix

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    • Alpes de Haute-Provence, 04, Ubaye valley, Col de Larche, Meyronnes Village, Fort Roche-la-Croix is the largest fort on the Maginot Line in the Alps in Ubaye intended to prohibit an Italian invasion from pass of Larche.

Meyronnes, Fort de Roche-la-Croix

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    • Alpes de Haute-Provence, 04, Ubaye valley, Col de Larche, Meyronnes Village, Fort Roche-la-Croix is the largest fort on the Maginot Line in the Alps in Ubaye intended to prohibit an Italian invasion from pass of Larche.

Meyronnes, Fort de Roche-la-Croix

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    • Alpes de Haute-Provence, 04, Ubaye valley, Col de Larche, Meyronnes Village, Fort Roche-la-Croix is the largest fort on the Maginot Line in the Alps in Ubaye intended to prohibit an Italian invasion from pass of Larche.

Meyronnes, Fort de Roche-la-Croix

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    • Alpes de Haute-Provence, 04, Ubaye valley, Col de Larche, Meyronnes Village, Fort Roche-la-Croix is the largest fort on the Maginot Line in the Alps in Ubaye intended to prohibit an Italian invasion from pass of Larche.

Meyronnes, Fort de Roche-la-Croix

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    • Alpes de Haute-Provence, 04, Ubaye valley, Col de Larche, Meyronnes Village, Fort Roche-la-Croix is the largest fort on the Maginot Line in the Alps in Ubaye intended to prohibit an Italian invasion from pass of Larche.

Meyronnes, Fort de Roche-la-Croix

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    • Alpes de Haute-Provence, 04, Ubaye valley, Col de Larche, Meyronnes Village, Fort Roche-la-Croix is the largest fort on the Maginot Line in the Alps in Ubaye intended to prohibit an Italian invasion from pass of Larche.

Meyronnes, Fort de Roche-la-Croix

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    • Alpes de Haute-Provence, 04, Ubaye valley, Col de Larche, Meyronnes Village, Fort Roche-la-Croix is the largest fort on the Maginot Line in the Alps in Ubaye intended to prohibit an Italian invasion from pass of Larche.

Meyronnes, Fort de Roche-la-Croix

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    • Alpes de Haute-Provence, 04, Ubaye valley, Col de Larche, Meyronnes Village, Fort Roche-la-Croix is the largest fort on the Maginot Line in the Alps in Ubaye intended to prohibit an Italian invasion from pass of Larche.

Meyronnes, Fort de Roche-la-Croix

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    • Alpes de Haute-Provence, 04, Ubaye valley, Col de Larche, Meyronnes Village, Fort Roche-la-Croix is the largest fort on the Maginot Line in the Alps in Ubaye intended to prohibit an Italian invasion from pass of Larche, Thierry Noyez, guide du patrimoine.

Meyronnes, Fort de Roche-la-Croix, Thierry Noyez, guide du patrimoine