Fort de Champigny
During the First World War the fort (1878) fired on the Plateau d'Avron with ten guns of 12 and 15 cm caliber. In 1939 and 1940 the fort was used for anti-aircraft artillery. The fort's caserne was burned in July 1944.
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons
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