LG cloche
ObjectWorld War II
Maginot Line grenade-launching defensive cupola
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LG cloche
- World War II
The LG cloche was a fixed defensive cupola used in many Maginot Line ouvrages in France. Embedded in concrete atop a combat block, it allowed grenades to be launched for close defence against troops on a bunker. Its flat crown had one shuttered opening and no observation ports. Three models were made, and 75 units were installed in the Maginot Line. The original 60 mm launcher was later replaced by a 50 mm mortar.
- Role
- Defensive grenade-launching cupola
- Installed
- 75 units in the Maginot Line
- Name meaning
- Lance-Grenade, grenade launcher
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- LG cloche (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q2979476
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Association des Amis de la Ligne Maginot. CC BY-SA 2.0 fr · File page on Wikimedia CommonsAssociation des Amis de la Ligne Maginot, Self-photographedModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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