Fort de Dailly

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The Fort de Dailly is the largest component of Fortress Saint-Maurice, which is in turn one of the three principal fortified regions of the National Redoubt of Switzerland. Almost entirely subterranean, the Fort de Dailly was built in the Massif de Dailly to the east of Saint-Maurice beginning in 1892. With the Fort de Savatan, it comprises a fortress complex encased in rock high above the strategic Saint-Maurice valley, capable of commanding the valley from Chillon to Martigny. It is the central component of Fortress Saint-Maurice in terms of both its position and its military power. Construction began in 1892 and the fort became operational in 1894. The fort was nearly constantly upgraded with new artillery in increasingly secure positions. Following an incident in which three ammunition magazines exploded in close succession in 1946, the fort was repaired and upgraded with two fully automatic 150 mm gun turrets with a range of 24 kilometres (15 mi). After reassessments by the Swiss Armed Forces of their requirements for fixed fortifications, Dailly was progressively closed down starting in 1995, with full closure at the end of 2003.

1892  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Swiss Armed Forces, fortress, fort, Switzerland, Switzerland, 

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  • Battle of Octodurus ⓘ
    battle of the Gallic War
  • Battle of Octodurus ⓘ
    battle in the winter of 57–56 BCE in the Gallic town of Octodurus in what is now Martigny, Valais, Switzerland
  • Battle on the Planta ⓘ
    1475 battle between the Old Swiss Confederacy and the Duchy of Savoy during the Burgundian Wars
  • Col de la Croix Battle ⓘ
    battle that took place in 1798 at the col de la Croix
  • Artilleriewerk Commeire ⓘ
  • Artilleriewerk Follatères ⓘ
  • Artilleriewerk La Braye ⓘ
  • Artilleriewerk La Tine ⓘ
    Artillery forteress
  • Artillery Fort of Champex ⓘ
    museum in Switzerland
  • Dufour fortifications (Vaud/Valais) ⓘ
    group of fortifications located between the Vaud municipality of Bex and the Valais municipalities of Saint-Maurice and Vérossaz in Switzerland.
  • Fort Finhaut ⓘ
  • Fortifications de l'Arzillier ⓘ
    Dufour fortifications at Bex, Switzerland
  • Fortress Saint-Maurice ⓘ
    Fortification complex in Switzerland
  • Tour Dufour ⓘ
  • Fort de Dailly ⓘ
    Fortification in Switzerland
  • Fort du Scex ⓘ
    military museum
  • Fort de Cindey ⓘ
    military museum
  • Fort de Champillon ⓘ
    artillery fort in Corbeyrier, Switzerland
  • Fort de Chillon ⓘ
    twentieth-century fortification adjacent to Chillon Castle, Switzerland
  • Pyromin Museum ⓘ
    museum in Corbeyrier (Switzerland)
  • Tour du chien ⓘ
    fortified tower in Sion in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
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    eventarmed conflict56Battle of Octodurusbattle, Veragri, Seduni, Ancient RomeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1475Battle on the PlantabattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1798Col de la Croix BattlebattleWikidata
    sitefortArtilleriewerk CommeirefortressWikidata
    sitefortArtilleriewerk FollatèresfortressWikidata
    sitefortArtilleriewerk La BrayefortressWikidata
    sitefortArtilleriewerk La TineSwiss Armed Forces, bunker, fortress, fortificationWikidata
    sitefortArtillery Fort of Champexfort, fortress, museumWikidata
    sitefortDufour fortifications (Vaud/Valais)cultural property, fortressWikidata
    sitefortFort Finhautfort, fortressWikidata
    sitefortFortifications de l'ArzillierfortressWikidata
    sitefortFortress Saint-Mauricefortress, military unitWikidata
    sitefortTour DufourfortWikidata
    sitefort1892Fort de Daillyfort, Swiss Armed Forces, fortressWikidata
    sitefort1911Fort du Scexmilitary museum, fortressWikidata
    sitefort1941Fort de Cindeymilitary museum, fortress, heritage siteWikidata
    sitefort1942Fort de ChampillonfortressWikidata
    sitefort1942Fort de Chillonfort, Swiss Armed Forces, bunker, museumWikidata
    sitemuseumPyromin Museummilitary museum, memory institutionWikidata
    sitetowerTour du chienarchitectural structure, fortified towerWikidata
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    commonsimageSt. Maurice LBS P1-662963 Commons
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