Ouvrage Col du Fort

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Ouvrage Col du Fort
Part of Maginot Line, Alpine Line
Southeast France
Built
Construction
materials
Concrete, steel
In use Abandoned
Controlled by France
Battles/wars Battle of France
Ouvrage Col du Fort
Type of work: Small artillery work (Petit ouvrage)
sector
Fortified Sector of the Maritime Alps
Number of blocks: 2

Ouvrage Col du Fort was a lesser work (petit ouvrage) of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line. The ouvrage consisted of one infantry block and one observation block facing Italy. Additional blocks were planned but not built.

[edit] References

  • Allcorn, William. The Maginot Line 1928-45. Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1-84176-646-1
  • Kauffmann, J.E. and Kaufmann, H.W. Fortress France: The Maginot Line and French Defenses in World War II, 2006. ISBN 0-275-98345-5

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