Open to
the public No Built () Controlled by France | Condition Abandoned Built by CORF | |
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Materials Concrete, steel, rock excavation Battles/wars Italian invasion of France, Operation Dragoon Similar Ouvrage Col du Granon, Ouvrage Col de Restefond, Ouvrage Castillon, Ouvrage La Moutière, Ouvrage Sainte‑Agnès | ||
Ouvrage Col de Garde is a lesser work (petit ouvrage) of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line, also called the Little Maginot Line. The ouvrage consists of two entry blocks, one infantry block and one observation block, slightly more than 1 km south of Sainte-Agnès.
The ouvrage comprises four combat blocks at an altitude of 231 metres (758 ft), and was manned in 1940 by 115 men under the command of Lieutenant Juffet.
Col de Garde was sited to control the Col de Garde road between Saint-Agnès and Menton, as well as protecting the southern flank of the Ouvrage Sainte-Agnès. The ouvrage is closed and locked and in a good state of repair, although covered by vegetation. The position overlooks Autoroute A8 at the Col de Garde tunnel.
Description
Col de Garde is a compact site with two entries and a short set of rock-cut galleries with short branches for ammunition magazines, barracks and the usine.