Ouvrage Vélosnes

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Ouvrage Vélosnes is a gros ouvrage of the Maginot Line, located in the Fortified Sector of Montmédy between the towns of Othe and Vélosnes, facing Belgium. It possesses four combat blocks and one entrance block. It is located to the east of petit ouvrage Thonnelle. The position was sabotaged and abandoned by French forces that were ordered to retreat from the exposed position in June 1940 during the Battle of France. The ouvrage is abandoned and is administered as a nature preserve.

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Ouvrage Velosnes
gros ouvrage, France, Fortified Sector of Montmédy, 

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Location: 49.4997, 5.4508, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Battle of Bezonvaux ⓘ
  • Unknown ⓘ
  • Siege of Yvoi ⓘ
    1481
  • Siege of Yvoi ⓘ
    1489
  • Siege of Yvoi ⓘ
    1542
  • Siege of Yvoi ⓘ
    1552
  • Siege of Yvoi ⓘ
    1592
  • Siege of Yvoi ⓘ
    1594
  • Siege of Yvoi ⓘ
    1637
  • Siege of Yvoi ⓘ
    1639
  • Siege of Mouzon ⓘ
    1653 siege
  • Siege of Stenay ⓘ
    1654 siege
  • Prise et reprise de Longwy ⓘ
    1792 siege
  • Battle of Nouart ⓘ
    1870 battle
  • Battle of Beaumont ⓘ
    1870 battle in the Franco-Prussian War
  • Siege of Montmédy ⓘ
    1870 military event
  • Siege of Longwy ⓘ
    1871 siege
  • Battle of Mangiennes ⓘ
  • Battle of Rossignol ⓘ
    1914 battle of the First World War
  • Battle of Virton ⓘ
  • Battle of Caures Woods ⓘ
    1916 battle during the battle of Verdun
  • Second Battle of Verdun ⓘ
    World War I battle in 1917
  • Ouvrage Chesnois ⓘ
  • Ouvrage Vélosnes ⓘ
    gros ouvrage of the Maginot Line
  • Ouvrage Bois-du-Four ⓘ
    museum in France
  • Ouvrage Fermont ⓘ
    fort in France
  • Ouvrage La Ferté ⓘ
    Maginot Line at Villy and La Ferté-sur-Chiers (Ardennes, France)
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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    eventarmed conflictBattle of BezonvauxbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflictUnknownsiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1481Siege of YvoisiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1489Siege of YvoisiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1542Siege of Yvoisiege, sackWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1552Siege of YvoisiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1592Siege of YvoisiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1594Siege of Yvoisiege, sackWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1637Siege of YvoisiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1639Siege of YvoisiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1653Siege of MouzonsiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1654Siege of StenaysiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1792Prise et reprise de LongwysiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1870Battle of NouartbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1870Battle of BeaumontbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1870Siege of MontmédysiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1871Siege of LongwysiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1914Battle of MangiennesbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1914Battle of RossignolbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1914Battle of VirtonbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1916Battle of Caures WoodsbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1917Second Battle of VerdunbattleWikidata
    sitefortOuvrage Chesnoisgros ouvrageWikidata
    sitefortOuvrage Vélosnesgros ouvrageWikidata
    sitemuseumOuvrage Bois-du-Fourmilitary museumWikidata
    sitemuseumOuvrage FermontMaginot Line fort, military museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1937Ouvrage La Fertémilitary museumWikidata
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