The Fortified Sector of the Jura (Secteur Fortifiée du Jura) was the French military organization that in 1940 controlled the French frontier with Switzerland...

Here is the list of all ouvrages of the Maginot Line, organized by sector and type of fortification. Ouvrage translates as "works" in English: published...

the Fortified Sector of the Jura. The RFB became the 44th Fortress Corps (CAF) from 16 March 1940, losing the Jura sector to the 45th CAF. Citadel of...

Ornans) 57th Infantry Division (France) 63rd Infantry Division Jura Central Fortified Sector Mary, Jean-Yves; Hohnadel, Alain; Sicard, Jacques (2003). Hommes...

[ˈdeːlsˌbɛʁk] ) is the capital of the Swiss canton of Jura. The city has approximately 12,000 inhabitants as of 2013[update]. The area of the municipality was...

The Fortified Sector of Altkirch (Secteur Fortifiée d'Altkirch) was the French military organization that in 1940 controlled the section of the French...

of Switzerland: the Jura Mountains (the Bernese Jura), the Swiss Plateau (the Bernese Mittelland) and the Alps (the Bernese Oberland). The canton of Bern...

Carcassonne is a French fortified city in the department of Aude, region of Occitania. It is the prefecture of the department. Inhabited since the Neolithic Period...

Infantry Regiment. The units were under the umbrella of the 101st Fortress Infantry Division, 1st Army, Army Group 1. See Fortified Sector of Maubeuge for a...

under the umbrella of the 101st Fortress Infantry Division, 1st Army, Army Group 1. See Fortified Sector of Maubeuge for a broader discussion of the events...

Infantry Regiment. The units were under the umbrella of the 101st Fortress Infantry Division, 1st Army, Army Group 1. See Fortified Sector of Maubeuge for a...

of the Fortified Sector of the Escaut, an extension of the Maginot Line. The Séré de Rivières system fort was built 1881–1884. In 1936–1937 the old fort...

the watch industry. While the old town has preserved its compact and fortified appearance, many new homes were built on the Jura slopes. Because of the...

Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne, at the Col du Télégraphe, dominating the valley of the Arc. The location at an altitude of 1,585 metres (5,200 ft) previously...

French Army in the defense of Briançon until 1940, when it was part of the Fortified Sector of the Dauphiné. The position overlooks the earlier Fort des...

notably surrounded by the Aare, a major river of the Swiss Plateau. Although fortified settlements were established since antiquity, the medieval city proper...

to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland is geographically divided among the Swiss Plateau, the Alps and the Jura; the Alps...

Infantry Regiment. The units were under the umbrella of the 101st Fortress Infantry Division, 1st Army, Army Group 1. See Fortified Sector of Maubeuge for a...

It is bordered by Jura to the north; Saône-et-Loire to the northwest; Rhône and the Lyon Metropolis to the southwest; Isère to the south; Savoie, Haute-Savoie...

a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It was the seat of the former district of Orbe and is now part of the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois. Orbe...

ouvrage) of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line, also called the Little Maginot Line. The 1930s ouvrage was built in and around the earlier...

the centres of Basel, Bern and Zurich. The canton of Aargau is divided by natural features. The northern part was shaped by the formation of the Jura...

linked to the lower fort by a tunnel. The Fort l'Écluse was the largest component of the otherwise weakly fortified Defensive Sector of the Rhône. The upper...

(gros ouvrage) of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line, also called the Little Maginot Line. The ouvrage consists of one entry block...

and Jura), Geneva is referred to as a republic within the Swiss Confederation. One of the most populated cantons, Geneva is considered one of the most...

such as the Swabian Jura mountain range. The Black Forest formed part of the border between Baden and Württemberg. In 100 AD, the Roman Empire invaded...

(gros ouvrage) of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line, also known as the Little Maginot Line. The ouvrage consists of one entry block...

at the south-western end of Lake Geneva, where the Rhône flows out. It is surrounded by three mountain chains, each belonging to the Jura: the Jura main...

on the foot of the Weissenstein Jura mountains. The town is the only municipality of the district of the same name. The town got its name from Salodurum...

sabotage at the Amagne-Lucqy depot. Two blockhouses are near the fort, constructed in the 1930s as part of the Defensive Sector of the Ardennes: the Blockhaus...