Maginot Line Gros Ouvrage Latiremont

 fortification, Maginot line

Large Ouvrage on the Crusnes sector of the Maginot Line. The fort consists of 6 combat blocks out of a total of 8 planned along with 2 entrance blocks. The blocks include:

* Ammunition entrance: two automatic rifle cloches (GFM), one machine gun/anti-tank gun embrasure (JM/AC47).
* Personnel entrance: one GFM cloche, one grenade launcher cloche, one JM/AC47 embrasure
* Block 1: Infantry block with two machine gun cloches (JM) and one GFM cloche.
* Block 2: Infantry/Fire Control block with one machine-gun turret, one GFM cloche, one JM cloche and one periscope cloche (VDP).
* Block 3: Infantry block with one machine-gun turret and one GFM cloche.
* Block 4: Artillery block with one 81mm mortar turret, one JM embrasure, one JM/AC47 embrasure and one GFM cloche.
* Block 5: Artillery block with three 75mm gun embrasures, two GFM cloches and one LG cloche|grenade launcher cloche (LG).
* Block 6: Artillery block with three 75mm gun embrasures and two GFM cloches.

The fortress was staffed by 600 personnel.

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