- Ouvrage Valdeblore
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Ouvrage Valdeblore Part of Maginot Line, Alpine Line Southeast France 
Coordinates 44°04′18″N 7°09′02″E / 44.07154°N 7.15063°ECoordinates: 44°04′18″N 7°09′02″E / 44.07154°N 7.15063°E Built by CORF Construction
materialsConcrete, steel, rock excavation In use Abandoned Controlled by France Battles/wars Italian invasion of France, Operation Dragoon Ouvrage Valdeblore Type of work: Small artillery work (Petit ouvrage) sector
└─sub-sectorFortified Sector of the Maritime Alps
└─Tinée-Vésubie, Quartier GaudissartRegiment: 84th BAF Number of blocks: 3 Strength: 3 non-commissioned officers, 33 men Ouvrage Valdeblore 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 artillery block and one observation block at an altitude of 842 metres (2,762 ft).[1] Valdeblore was built starting in November 1930 by Poiljeux contractors, and was completed by Thorrand et Cie in April 1933 at a cost of 1.6 million francs.[2]
Contents
Description
- Block 1 (entry): one machine gun embrasure.[3]
- Block 2 (infantry): one machine gun embrasure.[4]
- Block 3 (infantry): one twin heavy machine gun embrasure and one heavy machine gun/47mm anti-tank gun embrasure.[5]
Valdeblore covers the D2565 road and the valley of the Valdeblore stream in conjunction with the petit ouvrage Fressinéa and the gros ouvrage Rimplas.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Puelinckx, Jean; Aublet, Jean-Louis & Mainguin, Sylvie (2010). "Valdeblore (po du)" (in French). Index de la Ligne Maginot. fortiff.be. http://www.fortiff.be/maginot/index.php?p=5810. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- ^ Mary, Tome 4, p. 29
- ^ Puelinckx, Jean; et al (2010). "Valdeblore (po du) Bloc 1" (in French). Index de la Ligne Maginot. fortiff.be. http://www.fortiff.be/maginot/index.php?p=5811. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- ^ Puelinckx, Jean; et al (2010). "Valdeblore (po du) Bloc 2" (in French). Index de la Ligne Maginot. fortiff.be. http://www.fortiff.be/maginot/index.php?p=5812. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- ^ Puelinckx, Jean; et al (2010). "Valdeblore (po du) Bloc 3" (in French). Index de la Ligne Maginot. fortiff.be. http://www.fortiff.be/maginot/index.php?p=5813. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- ^ Mary, Tome 5, p. =49
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
- Valdeblore (petit ouvrage du) at fortiff.be (French)
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