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Ouvrage Les Aittes

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Controlled by
  
France

Built by
  
CORF

Open to the public
  
By arrangement

In use
  
Preserved

Ouvrage Les Aittes chabertonaltervistaorgAittes5jpg

Materials
  
Concrete, steel, rock excavation

Battles/wars
  
Italian invasion of France

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

Ouvrage Les Aittes is a lesser work (petit ouvrage) of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line. The ouvrage consists of one entry block, three infantry blocks and one observation block, about two kilometers east of Cervières, Hautes-Alpes at an altitude of 2,029 metres (6,657 ft)..

Description

See Fortified Sector of the Dauphiné for a broader discussion of the Dauphiné sector of the Alpine Line.

Construction of Les Aittes started in 1932, with work continuing until 1937, under the direction of the Main d'Oeuvre Militaire (MOM). The ouvrage was excavated directly from the rock, with no concreted galleries, the longest extending 215 metres (705 ft) from the entrance to Block 2.

  • Block 1 (entry): one machine gun embrasure.
  • Block 2 (infantry): one machine gun embrasure.
  • Block 3 (infantry): one heavy twin machine gun embrasure.
  • Block 4 (infantry): one heavy twin machine gun embrasure.

    • In June 1940 the position was commanded by Lieutenant Renon, with 92 men.

    Les Aittes is owned by the commune of Cervières, and may be visited by arrangement.

    References

    Ouvrage Les Aittes Wikipedia
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