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Ouvrage Col du Fort

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Controlled by
  
France

In use
  
Abandoned

Built by
  
CORF/MOM

Ouvrage Col du Fort

Materials
  
Concrete, steel, rock excavation

Battles/wars
  
Battle of France, Operation Dragoon

Similar
  
Ouvrage Col du Granon, Ouvrage Col de Restefond, Ouvrage Col de Garde, Ouvrage Flaut, Ouvrage Gordolon

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.

Contents

Map of Col du Fort, 06450 Utelle, France

Description

  • Block 1 (entry, not completed): two machine gun embrasures, never armed.
  • Block 2 (entry): one machine gun embrasure and one heavy twin machine gun embrasure.
  • Block 3 (observation): one observation cloche.
  • Block 3 (observation): one observation cloche.
  • Block 4 (unbuilt): one heavy twin machine gun embrasure. Only an opening to the gallery exists, work was interrupted by the outbreak of war in 1940.

    • The Granges-de-la-Brasque barracks is located nearby.

    References

    Ouvrage Col du Fort Wikipedia
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