Ouvrage Col du Fort

Ouvrage Col du Fort
Part of Maginot Line, Alpine Line
Southeast France
Ouvrage Col du Fort
Coordinates 44°01′15″N 7°15′37″E / 44.02089°N 7.26024°E / 44.02089; 7.26024
Site information
Controlled by France
Site history
Built by CORF/MOM
In use Abandoned
Materials Concrete, steel, rock excavation
Battles/wars Battle of France, Operation Dragoon
Ouvrage Col du Fort
Type of work: Small artillery work (Petit ouvrage)
sector
└─sub-sector
Fortified Sector of the Maritime Alps
└─Tinée-Vésible, Quartier Tournairet-Vésubie
Regiment: 94th BAF
Number of blocks: 2
Strength: 1 officer, 63 men

Ouvrage Col du Fort is a lesser work (petit ouvrage) of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line. The ouvrage consists of one infantry block and one observation block at an elevation of 1,717 metres (5,633 ft). An additional block was planned but not built.[1]

Description

The Granges-de-la-Brasque barracks is located nearby.[6]

See also

References

  1. Puelinckx, Jean; Aublet, Jean-Louis; Mainguin, Sylvie (2010). "Col du Fort (po du)". Index de la Ligne Maginot (in French). fortiff.be. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  2. Puelinckx, Jean; et al. (2010). "Col du Fort (po du) Bloc 1". Index de la Ligne Maginot (in French). fortiff.be. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  3. Puelinckx, Jean; et al. (2010). "Col du Fort (po du) Bloc 2". Index de la Ligne Maginot (in French). fortiff.be. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  4. 1 2 Puelinckx, Jean; et al. (2010). "Col du Fort (po du) Bloc 2". Index de la Ligne Maginot (in French). fortiff.be. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  5. Puelinckx, Jean; et al. (2010). "Col du Fort (po du) Bloc 2". Index de la Ligne Maginot (in French). fortiff.be. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  6. Mary, Tome 5, p. 50

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