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Coordinates: 45°08′00″N, 6°39′00″E
Ouvrage Pas du Roc
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Large artillery work (Grand ouvrage) |
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Fortified Sector of Savoy
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Ouvrage Pas du Roc was a work (gros ouvrage) of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line. The ouvrage consisted of one entry blocks, one infantry block, two artillery blocks and one observation block facing Italy in the vicinity of the Col de Fréjus.
[edit] History
On 24 June 1940 the ouvrage was attacked by Italian troops of the Superga Division. Supported by its neighbor, petit ouvrage Arrondaz and others, the fort repelled the attack [1]
[edit] References
- ^ Kauffmann, p. 178
- 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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Alpine Line (Little Maginot Line) |
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| Fortified Sector of Savoy (La Tarentaise) |
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| Fortified Sector of Savoy (La Maurienne) |
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| Fortified Sector of Dauphiné |
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| Fortified Sector of the Maritime Alps |
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| Maginot Line |
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