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Puelinckx, Jean; Aublet, Jean-Louis; Mainguin, Sylvie (2010).
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944:Mary, Jean-Yves; Hohnadel, Alain; Sicard, Jacques.
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910:Mary, Jean-Yves; Hohnadel, Alain; Sicard, Jacques.
482:. Welschhof and its neighbors were designated the
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305:Commission d'Organisation des Régions Fortifiées
963:Hommes et Ouvrages de la Ligne Maginot, Tome 5.
946:Hommes et Ouvrages de la Ligne Maginot, Tome 3.
929:Hommes et Ouvrages de la Ligne Maginot, Tome 2.
912:Hommes et Ouvrages de la Ligne Maginot, Tome 1.
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508:List of all works on Maginot Line
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