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    Military line or industrial railway?

    Oct 14, 2020 4 minutes
    Text: Éric Fresné
    Illustration (unless otherwise mentionned):
    Britanny Museum collections

    Long before 1914, France was actively preparing for war. Most prefectures and a number of sub-prefectures accommodated at least one active regiment. Rennes, the seat of the 10th Military Region, was naturally no exception to this rule. All the more as two artillery regiments and one of the 9 national arsenals were located in this city. Distributed over two sites – Arsenal-Ville and La Courrouze – the arsenal comprised in particular a powder store and shell loading workshops. Naturally, WWI and its duration boosted the activity of these establishments. The Arsenal facilities were enormously extended between

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