▁ 2 4 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁the ▁ouv rage ▁was ▁attacked . ▁ ▁Support ed ▁by ▁its ▁neighbor , ▁petit ▁ouv rage ▁Arr ond az ▁and ▁others , ▁the ▁fort ▁rep elled ▁the ▁attack ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁arm ist ice , ▁Italian ▁forces ▁occupied ▁the ▁Al pine ▁ouv rages ▁and ▁dis ar med ▁them . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁southern ▁France ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁ 1 9 th ▁Army , ▁which ▁took ▁over ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁Al pine ▁positions ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁It ali ans ▁until ▁Italy ' s ▁withdraw al ▁from ▁the ▁war ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁Pas ▁du ▁Roc ▁was ▁re capt ured ▁relatively ▁easily ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁September , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁strong points ▁around ▁Mod ane . ▁The ▁Maur ienne ▁positions ▁had ▁suffered ▁little ▁damage ▁during ▁the ▁war ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁were ▁partly ▁rep a ired ▁and ▁placed ▁into ▁service . ▁Im medi ately ▁after ▁the ▁war , ▁the ▁Maur ienne ▁region ▁was ▁regarded ▁as ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁medium ▁priority ▁for ▁rest oration ▁and ▁reuse ▁by ▁the ▁military . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁the ▁positions ▁in ▁the ▁S out heast ▁of ▁France ▁were ▁restored ▁and ▁oper ational ▁again . ▁However , ▁by ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁with ▁France ' s ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁nuclear ▁weapons