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Ouvrage Champ de Tir

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Controlled by
  
France

Built by
  
CORF/MOM

Open to the public
  
No

In use
  
Abandoned

Ouvrage Champ de Tir

Materials
  
Concrete, steel, rock excavation

Battles/wars
  
Italian invasion of France, Operation Dragoon

Similar
  
Ouvrage Col du Granon, Ouvrage Col de Restefond, Ouvrage Col de Garde, Ouvrage La Moutière, Ouvrage Le Lavoir

Ouvrage Champ de Tir, also known as Champ de Tir de l'Agaisen (Agaisen firing range) is a lesser work (petit ouvrage) of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line. It is located at an altitude of 672 metres (2,205 ft), less than 1 kilometer to the northwest of Ouvrage l'Agaisen. The ouvrage consists of two entry blocks and one infantry block, sited to control the valley of the Nieya and to observe for l'Agaisen.

Description

  • Block 1 (entry): one machine gun embrasure.
  • Block 2 (infantry): one machine gun embrasure.
  • Block 3 (infantry): one Machine gun cloche and one twin machine gun embrasure.
  • The ouvrage is closed to the public.

    References

    Ouvrage Champ de Tir Wikipedia