Ouvrage Col du Granon

Ouvrage Col du Granon
Part of Maginot Line, Alpine Line
Southeast France
Combat blocks are visible in the lower right of the image
Coordinates	44°57′58″N 6°36′57″E / 44.96621°N 6.61573°E / 44.96621; 6.61573Coordinates: 44°57′58″N 6°36′57″E / 44.96621°N 6.61573°E / 44.96621; 6.61573
Built by	CORF
Construction materials	Concrete, steel, rock excavation
In use	Abandoned
Controlled by	France
Battles/wars	Italian invasion of France

Ouvrage Col du Granon

Type of work:	Small artillery work (Petit ouvrage)
sector └─sub-sector	Fortified Sector of the Dauphiné/Briançonnais └─Haute-Clarée — Guisane, Quartier Bufere-Granon
Regiment:	82nd Batailllon Alpin de Fortresse
Number of blocks:	3

Ouvrage Col du Granon is a lesser work (petit ouvrage) of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line. The ouvrage consists of one entry block, one infantry block and one observation block covering the Col du Granon as part of the defenses of Briançon and Grenoble. The ouvrage lies at an altitude of 2,329 metres (7,641 ft).

Description

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

• Block 1 (entry): two machine gun embrasures.^[1]
• Block 2 (unbuilt): one MOM block for a Hotchkiss machine gun.^[2]
• Block 3 (infantry): one machine gun cloche, one light and one heavy twin machine gun embrasure.^[3]
• Block 4 (infantry): one machine gun/observation cloche.^[4]
• Annex: a small flanking position, unique in the Maginot Line, with one twin Reibel machine gun emplacement.^[5]

See also

• List of Alpine Line ouvrages

References

1. ^ Puelinckx, Jean; Aublet, Jean-Louis & Mainguin, Sylvie (2010). "Granon (po de) Bloc 1" (in French). Index de la Ligne Maginot. fortiff.be. http://www.fortiff.be/maginot/index.php?p=5650. Retrieved 4 February 2010. 
2. ^ Puelinckx, Jean; et al (2010). "Granon (po de) Bloc 2" (in French). Index de la Ligne Maginot. fortiff.be. http://www.fortiff.be/maginot/index.php?p=5651. Retrieved 4 February 2010. 
3. ^ Puelinckx, Jean; et al (2010). "Granon (po de) Bloc 3" (in French). Index de la Ligne Maginot. fortiff.be. http://www.fortiff.be/maginot/index.php?p=5652. Retrieved 4 February 2010. 
4. ^ Puelinckx, Jean; et al (2010). "Granon (po de) Bloc 4" (in French). Index de la Ligne Maginot. fortiff.be. http://www.fortiff.be/maginot/index.php?p=5653. Retrieved 4 February 2010. 
5. ^ Puelinckx, Jean; et al (2010). "Granon (po de) Annexe" (in French). Index de la Ligne Maginot. fortiff.be. http://www.fortiff.be/maginot/index.php?p=5654. Retrieved 4 February 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 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

• Granon (petit ouvrage de) at fortiff.be (French)