- Ouvrage Col de la Valette
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Ouvrage Col de la Valette Part of Maginot Line, Alpine Line Southeast France 
Coordinates 44°09′21″N 7°03′32″E / 44.1559°N 7.0589°ECoordinates: 44°09′21″N 7°03′32″E / 44.1559°N 7.0589°E Built by CORF/MOM Construction
materialsConcrete, steel, rock excavation In use Abandoned Controlled by France Battles/wars Italian invasion of France, Operation Dragoon Ouvrage Col dela Valette is a lesser work (petit ouvrage) of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line. The ouvrage is located at an altitude of 2,182 metres (7,159 ft). A part from a portion of Block 3 and the bare gallery system, little was completed, .[1] The post overlooks the valley of the Tinée at Isola on one side, and Beuil on the other.[2]
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Description
Ouvrage Col de la Valette Type of work: Small artillery work (Petit ouvrage) sector
└─sub-sectorFortified Sector of the Maritime Alps
└─Mounier, Quartier BeuilRegiment: 203rd RIA Number of blocks: 4 Strength: 2 officers, 87 men - Block 1 (not built): west entry.
- Block 2 (not built): east entry.
- Block 3 (incomplete): observation block with a VDP cloche (not installed).
- Block 4 (not built): infantry casemate with two twin machine gun embrasures.[1]
AP Isola
The advanced post at Isola, in the valley below Col de la Valette, was built by MOM (Main d’Œuvre Militaire), which built many of the lesser posts. Built in 1931, Isola consisted of four blocks: a north entrance with one machine gun, an emergency exit, a machine gun casemate and an observation block with an AP cloche. The post was manned by 5 non-commissioned officers and 27 men. A small gallery system connected the blocks and provided shelter.[2] The post is located in the bank of the Tinée just south of Isola at an altitude of 896 metres (2,940 ft)[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Puelinckx, Jean; Aublet, Jean-Louis & Mainguin, Sylvie (2010). "Col de la Valette (po du)" (in French). Index de la Ligne Maginot. fortiff.be. http://www.fortiff.be/maginot/index.php?p=5853. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
- ^ a b Mary, Tome 5, p. 47
Bibliography
- Allcorn, William. The Maginot Line 1928-45. Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1-84176-646-1
- Kaufmann, J.E. and Kaufmann, H.W. Fortress France: The Maginot Line and French Defenses in World War II, Stackpole Books, 2006. ISBN 0-275-98345-5
- Kaufmann, J.E. , Kaufmann, H.W., Jancovič-Potočnik, A. and Lang, P. The Maginot Line: History and Guide, Pen and Sword, 2011. ISBN 978-1-84884-068-3
- Mary, Jean-Yves; Hohnadel, Alain; Sicard, Jacques. Hommes et Ouvrages de la Ligne Maginot, Tome 1. Paris, Histoire & Collections, 2001. ISBN 2-908182-88-2 (French)
- Mary, Jean-Yves; Hohnadel, Alain; Sicard, Jacques. Hommes et Ouvrages de la Ligne Maginot, Tome 4 - La fortification alpine. Paris, Histoire & Collections, 2009. ISBN 978-2-915239-46-1 (French)
- Mary, Jean-Yves; Hohnadel, Alain; Sicard, Jacques. Hommes et Ouvrages de la Ligne Maginot, Tome 5. Paris, Histoire & Collections, 2009. ISBN 978-2-35250-127-5 (French)
External links
- Col de la Valette (petit ouvrage du) at fortiff.be (French)
- Isola(avant poste d') at fortiff.be (French)
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