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French shell factories in Savoy hinterlands power war
In Haute Savoy near Mt Blanc old Allevard water powered and Agines modern electric steel plants hammer shells for the Somme. The Allevard forge uses a historic horsehead hammer while Agines, built by Paul Girod, runs on electric furnaces. American steel supplies high power artillery, and labor from Spain Greece Portugal and Africa pours in. France fights on with both ancient and modern kilns, while artillery parity shifts as air superiority shapes shelling.
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