Controlled by France Built by CORF | Condition Unsecured In use Abandoned | |
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Materials Concrete, steel, rock excavation Battles/wars Italian invasion of France, Operation Dragoon Similar Ouvrage Col de Garde, Ouvrage Col du Granon, Ouvrage Col de Restefond, Ouvrage Sainte‑Agnès, Ouvrage Castillon | ||
Ouvrage Col des Banquettes 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 and one infantry block facing Italy at the top of the Col des Banquettes, 2 km northwest of Saint-Agnès. The position controlled the pass of the same name and was covered by Ouvrage Sainte-Agnès and the positions at Pic-de-Garuche.
Contents
Map of Col des Banquettes, 06500 Sainte-Agn%C3%A8s, France
Description
The Ouvrage Col des Banquettes was manned in 1940 by 74 soldiers of the 86th Brigade Alpin de Forteresse (DBAF) under Lieutenant Vernet. The underground portion consists of one short gallery connecting all three blocks and a shorter parallel gallery at Block 2.
References
Ouvrage Col des Banquettes Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA