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Fortified Sector Of The Crusnes
The Fortified Sector of the Crusnes (''Secteur Fortifiée de la Crusnes'') was the French military organization that in 1940 controlled the section of the Maginot Line extending eastwards approximately from Longuyon. The sector roughly follows the valley of the Crusnes river. Crucially, the trace of the Maginot Line in the Crusnes sector is about ''behind'' the industrial city of Longwy which sits directly against the French borders with Belgium and Luxembourg. The Crusnes sector was one of the strongest Maginot Line sectors. It was attacked in 1940 by German forces in the Battle of France. Despite the withdrawal of the mobile forces that supported the fixed fortifications, the sector successfully fended off German assaults before the Second Armistice at Compiègne. The positions and their garrisons finally surrendered on 27 June 1940. Following the war many positions were reactivated for use during the Cold War. Three locations are now preserved and open to the public, wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Ferme may refer to: *French ship Ferme (1699), French ship ''Ferme'' (1699), a 72-gun ship of the line of the French Navy *French ship Ferme (1763), French ship ''Ferme'' (1763), a 56-gun ''Bordelois''-class ship of the line of the French Navy *French ship Ferme (1785), French ship ''Ferme'' (1785), a 74-gun ''Téméraire''-class ship of the line of the French Navy People with the surname *Tadej Ferme (born 1991), Slovenian basketball player See also *Saint-Ferme, a commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France *Ferm {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
