Ouvrage Vélosnes

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, Fortified Sector of Montmédy, France,

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Battle of Beaumont – Battle of Bezonvaux – Battle of Caures Woods – Battle of Mangiennes – Battle of Nouart – Battle of Rossignol – Battle of Virton – Unknown – Unknown – Second Battle of Verdun – Siege of Longwy – Siege of Montmédy – Siege of Mouzon – Siege of Stenay – Siege of Yvoi – Siege of Yvoi – Siege of Yvoi – Siege of Yvoi – Siege of Yvoi – Siege of Yvoi – Siege of Yvoi – Siege of Yvoi –

1870-08-30T00:00:00Z

1870 Battle of Beaumont

1916-02-21T00:00:00Z

1916-02-22T00:00:00Z

1916 Battle of Caures Woods

1914-08-10T00:00:00Z

1914 Battle of Mangiennes

1870-08-29T00:00:00Z

1870 Battle of Nouart

1914-08-22T00:00:00Z

1914 Battle of Rossignol

1914-08-22T00:00:00Z

1914 Battle of Virton

1917-09-18T00:00:00Z

1917 Second Battle of Verdun

1871-01-16T00:00:00Z

1871-01-25T00:00:00Z

1871 Siege of Longwy

1870-09-04T00:00:00Z

1870-12-14T00:00:00Z

1870 Siege of Montmédy

1653-09-12T00:00:00Z

1653-09-28T00:00:00Z

1653 Siege of Mouzon

1654-05-27T00:00:00Z

1654-06-28T00:00:00Z

1654 Siege of Stenay

1489-01-01T00:00:00Z

1489 Siege of Yvoi

1639-07-30T00:00:00Z

1639-08-02T00:00:00Z

1639 Siege of Yvoi

1637-01-01T00:00:00Z

1637 Siege of Yvoi

1594-01-01T00:00:00Z

1594 Siege of Yvoi

1592-01-01T00:00:00Z

1592 Siege of Yvoi

1552-01-01T00:00:00Z

1552 Siege of Yvoi

1542-01-01T00:00:00Z

1542 Siege of Yvoi

1481-01-01T00:00:00Z

1481 Siege of Yvoi

1792-08-23T00:00:00Z

1792-10-22T00:00:00Z

1792 Unknown

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Type	Date	Description	Notes	Source	Subtype

event	1870	Battle of Beaumont	battle,	Wikidata	armed conflict
event		Battle of Bezonvaux	battle,	Wikidata	armed conflict
event	1916	Battle of Caures Woods	battle,	Wikidata	armed conflict
event	1914	Battle of Mangiennes	battle,	Wikidata	armed conflict
event	1870	Battle of Nouart	battle,	Wikidata	armed conflict
event	1914	Battle of Rossignol	battle,	Wikidata	armed conflict
event	1914	Battle of Virton	battle,	Wikidata	armed conflict
event	1917	Second Battle of Verdun	battle,	Wikidata	armed conflict
event	1871	Siege of Longwy	siege,	Wikidata	armed conflict
event	1870	Siege of Montmédy	siege,	Wikidata	armed conflict
event	1653	Siege of Mouzon	siege,	Wikidata	armed conflict
event	1654	Siege of Stenay	siege,	Wikidata	armed conflict
event	1489	Siege of Yvoi	siege,	Wikidata	armed conflict
event	1639	Siege of Yvoi	siege,	Wikidata	armed conflict
event	1637	Siege of Yvoi	siege,	Wikidata	armed conflict
event	1594	Siege of Yvoi	sack, siege,	Wikidata	armed conflict
event	1592	Siege of Yvoi	siege,	Wikidata	armed conflict
event	1552	Siege of Yvoi	siege,	Wikidata	armed conflict
event	1542	Siege of Yvoi	sack, siege,	Wikidata	armed conflict
event	1481	Siege of Yvoi	siege,	Wikidata	armed conflict
event	1792	Unknown	siege,	Wikidata	armed conflict
event		Unknown	siege,	Wikidata	armed conflict
site		Ouvrage Bois-du-Four	military museum,	Wikidata	museum
site		Ouvrage Fermont	Maginot Line fort, military museum,	Wikidata	museum
site	1937	Ouvrage La Ferté	military museum,	Wikidata	museum

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