Maginot Line Ouvrage Chenois

France / Champagne-Ardenne / Herbeuval /

fortification, Maginot line

A Gros Ouvrage on the Maginot Line Montmédy sector consisting of 5 fighting blocks and one entrance block. Artillery consists of a single block with a rotating turret with twin 75mm cannon.

Was originally designed with an extra artillery block, but this was canceled in 1930's budget cutbacks.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouvrage_Chesnois

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Coordinates: 49°34'50"N 5°19'48"E

Maginot Line Ouvrage Chenois Combat Blocks 0.7 km
Maginot Line Ouvrage Chenois Block 7 (Entrance) 0.7 km
Maginot Line Petite Ouvrage Thonnelle 5.2 km
Exit Tunnel 6.7 km
Tunnel La Ferte 7 km
Maginot Line Artillery Casemate Villy la FERTE Sud 7.1 km
Maginot Line Ouvrage La Ferté 7.2 km
Maginot Line Casemate Ecouviez Est 11 km
Maginot Line Gros Ouvrage Velosnes 12 km
Maginot Line Ouvrage Ferme Chappy Block 2 26 km

Thonne-le-Thil 1.7 km
Avioth 4.6 km
Montmédy 7.6 km
Velosnes 12 km
Aérodrome de Marville 15 km
Allondrelle-la-Malmaison Wind farm 17 km
Laclaireau castle 20 km
Saint-Rémy 22 km
Dombras 23 km
Musson (Municipality) 25 km

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Thonne-le-Thil Avioth Montmédy Velosnes Aérodrome de Marville Allondrelle-la-Malmaison Wind farm Laclaireau castle Saint-Rémy Dombras Musson (Municipality)