- Ouvrage Col de Restefond
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Ouvrage Col de Restefond Part of Maginot Line, Alpine Line Southeast France 
Coordinates 44°20′07″N 6°48′37″E / 44.33528°N 6.81028°ECoordinates: 44°20′07″N 6°48′37″E / 44.33528°N 6.81028°E Built by CORF Construction
materialsConcrete, steel, rock excavation In use Abandoned Controlled by France Battles/wars Italian invasion of France Ouvrage Col de Restefond Type of work: Small artillery work (Petit ouvrage) sector
└─sub-sectorFortified Sector of the Dauphiné
└─Jausiers, Quartier du RestefondRegiment: 73rd BAF Number of blocks: 3 Strength: 1 officer, 82 men Ouvrage Col de Restefond is a lesser work (petit ouvrage) of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line. The ouvrage consists of three infantry blocks. It is located directly adjacent to the Col de Restefond road at an altitude of 2,680 metres (8,790 ft). Construction work was completed in 1934, but the ouvrage was not armed until 1938.
Contents
Description
- See Fortified Sector of the Dauphiné for a broader discussion of the Dauphiné sector of the Alpine Line.
- Block 1 (entry): one machine gun cloche and one heavy twin machine gun embrasure.[1]
- Block 2 (south entry): one machine gun embrasure.[2]
- Block 3 (south entry): one machine gun cloche and one heavy twin machine gun embrasure.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Puelinckx, Jean; Aublet, Jean-Louis & Mainguin, Sylvie (2010). "Restefond (po du col de) Bloc 1" (in French). Index de la Ligne Maginot. fortiff.be. http://www.fortiff.be/maginot/index.php?p=5718. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- ^ Puelinckx, Jean; et al (2010). "Restefond (po du col de) Bloc 2" (in French). Index de la Ligne Maginot. fortiff.be. http://www.fortiff.be/maginot/index.php?p=5719. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- ^ Puelinckx, Jean; et al (2010). "Restefond (po du col de) Bloc 2" (in French). Index de la Ligne Maginot. fortiff.be. http://www.fortiff.be/maginot/index.php?p=5720. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
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
- Restefond (petit ouvrage du col de) at fortiff.be (French)
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