▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁against ▁the ▁Italian ▁Liv orno ▁Division , ▁which ▁crossed ▁the ▁front ier ▁at ▁Is ola . ▁ ▁The ▁It ali ans ▁were ▁stopped ▁at ▁Do anes , ▁and ▁R impl as ▁took ▁no ▁direct ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁fighting . ▁Some ▁of ▁R impl as ' ▁arm ament ▁was ▁conf isc ated ▁by ▁Italian ▁forces ▁following ▁the ▁arm ist ice ▁of ▁ 2 5 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁partly ▁re - ar med ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁and ▁maintained ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁commune ▁of ▁R impl as . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁then ▁used ▁to ▁grow ▁m ush rooms , ▁the ▁result ant ▁hum id ity ▁causing ▁mo ist ure ▁damage . ▁O wn ership ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁General ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Al pes - Mar it imes ▁with ▁plans ▁to ▁make ▁R impl as ▁a ▁" place ▁of ▁memory ." ▁ ▁" Les ▁Am is ▁de ▁l ’ O uv rage ▁Mag in ot ▁de ▁la ▁Made le ine " ▁under to ok ▁rest oration ▁work ▁and ▁the ▁ouv rage ▁is ▁open ▁during ▁summer ▁months , ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Al pine ▁Line ▁ouv rages ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁All c orn , ▁William . ▁The ▁Mag in ot ▁Line ▁ 1 9 2 8 – 4 5 . ▁Oxford : ▁O sp rey ▁Publishing , ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Kauf mann , ▁J .