Controlled by France In use Abandoned | Built by CORF Garrison 57 | |
Materials Concrete, steel, rock excavation Battles/wars Italian invasion of France Similar Ouvrage Col du Granon, Ouvrage Col de Restefond, Ouvrage Le Lavoir, Ouvrage La Moutière, Ouvrage Col de Garde | ||
Ouvrage Fontvive Nord-ouest is a lesser work (petit ouvrage) of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line. The ouvrage consists of two infantry blocks. While it is listed in some sources as an ouvrage owing to its construction by CORF, it is more like an infantry abri or shelter.
Description
See Fortified Sector of the Dauphiné for a broader discussion of the Dauphiné sector of the Alpine Line.References
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