Henri-Louis-Philippe Mougin

Henri-Louis-Philippe Mougin (16 November 1841 Bourg-en-Bresse – 15 December 1916) was a Batalion Chief of the engineering, aide-de-camp of Raymond Adolphe Séré de Rivières

Mougin was secretary to the Commussion des Cuirassements, established to develop fortifications for the border of France and Germany after the Franco-Prussian War. He developed the Mougin turret of 15-centimetre (5.9 in) thick rolled steel on a concrete base.[1]

He was awarded to the Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 1871 and Official of the Legion of Honour in 1908.

References

  1. ^ Donnell, Clayton (19 September 2017). Maginot Line Gun Turrets: And French Gun Turret Development 1880–1940. Bloomsbury USA. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-4728-2027-3.
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