Ouvrage Les Aittes

Ouvrage Les Aittes
Part of Maginot Line, Alpine Line
Southeast France
Ouvrage Les Aittes
Coordinates 44°52′34″N 6°44′42″E / 44.87624°N 6.74507°E
Site information
Controlled by France
Open to
the public
By arrangement
Site history
Built by CORF
In use Preserved
Materials Concrete, steel, rock excavation
Battles/wars Italian invasion of France
Ouvrage Les Aittes
Type of work: Small artillery work (Petit ouvrage)
sector
└─sub-sector
Fortified Sector of the Dauphiné
└─Briançon, Quartier Gondran-Aittes
Regiment: 72nd Batailllon Alpin de Fortresse
Number of blocks: 5
Strength: 1 officer, 92 men

Ouvrage Les Aittes is a lesser work (petit ouvrage) of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line. The ouvrage consists of one entry block, three infantry blocks and one observation block, about two kilometers east of Cervières, Hautes-Alpes at an altitude of 2,029 metres (6,657 ft)..

Description

See Fortified Sector of the Dauphiné for a broader discussion of the Dauphiné sector of the Alpine Line.

Construction of Les Aittes started in 1932, with work continuing until 1937, under the direction of the Main d'Oeuvre Militaire (MOM). The ouvrage was excavated directly from the rock, with no concreted galleries, the longest extending 215 metres (705 ft) from the entrance to Block 2.[1]

In June 1940 the position was commanded by Lieutenant Renon, with 92 men.[1]

Les Aittes is owned by the commune of Cervières, and may be visited by arrangement.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kaufmann 2011, p. 259
  2. Puelinckx, Jean; Aublet, Jean-Louis; Mainguin, Sylvie (2010). "Les Aittes (po de) Bloc 1". Index de la Ligne Maginot (in French). fortiff.be. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  3. Puelinckx, Jean et al. (2010). "Les Aittes (po de) Bloc 2". Index de la Ligne Maginot (in French). fortiff.be. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  4. Puelinckx, Jean et al. (2010). "Les Aittes (po de) Bloc 3". Index de la Ligne Maginot (in French). fortiff.be. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  5. Puelinckx, Jean et al. (2010). "Les Aittes (po de) Bloc 4". Index de la Ligne Maginot (in French). fortiff.be. Retrieved 3 February 2010.

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