Fort découvertes
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This fortification was built between 1940 and 1943, then modernized during the Cold War in fear of a possible nuclear conflict. It was used by the Swiss army until 1988.
This fortification was built between 1940 and 1943, then modernized during the Cold War in fear of a possible nuclear conflict. It was used by the Swiss army until 1988. More than 600 meters of galleries and chambers run deep into the mountain. The fortification has four firing casemates and could house a garrison of up to 300 men. A retrospective of fortification through the centuries, from its origins to the present day. Exhibition of wartime equipment; models; tour of a contemporary fortification; machine room; decontamination chamber; ammunition store; operations room; swing turret...
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Fort découvertes
1938 Champex-Lac 079 633 52 08 patriste@bluewin.ch |
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Address
Fort découvertes
1902
Evionnaz
Switzerland