- Ouvrage Col du Caire Gros
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Ouvrage Col du Caire Gros Part of Maginot Line, Alpine Line Southeast France 
Coordinates 44°02′45″N 7°12′28″E / 44.04596°N 7.20773°ECoordinates: 44°02′45″N 7°12′28″E / 44.04596°N 7.20773°E Built by CORF/MOM Construction
materialsConcrete, steel, rock excavation In use Abandoned Controlled by France Garrison 64 Battles/wars Italian invasion of France, Operation Dragoon Ouvrage Col du Caire Gros Type of work: Small artillery work (Petit ouvrage) sector
└─sub-sectorFortified Sector of the Maritime Alps
└─Tinée-Vésubie, Quartier Tournairet-VésubieRegiment: 94th BAF Number of blocks: 2 Strength: 1 officer, 63 men Ouvrage Col du Caire Gros is a lesser work (petit ouvrage) of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line. The ouvrage consists of two entry blocks at an altitude of 2,048 metres (6,719 ft). Additional blocks were planned but not built.[1]
Contents
Description
- Block 1 (west entry): unarmed, protected by Block 2.[2]
- Block 2 (infantry): one machine gun embrasure, protects Block 1.[3]
- Block 3 (not completed): one observation cloche planned.[4]
- Block 4 (unbuilt): one machine gun embrasure and one twin heavy machine gun embrasure planned.[5]
The ouvrage blocks access to the Col du Caire Gros from the north.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Puelinckx, Jean; Aublet, Jean-Louis & Mainguin, Sylvie (2010). "Col du Caire Gros (po du)" (in French). Index de la Ligne Maginot. fortiff.be. http://www.fortiff.be/maginot/index.php?p=5822. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- ^ Puelinckx, Jean; et al (2010). "Col du Caire Gros (po du) Bloc 1" (in French). Index de la Ligne Maginot. fortiff.be. http://www.fortiff.be/maginot/index.php?p=5823. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- ^ Puelinckx, Jean; et ale (2010). "Col du Caire Gros (po du) Bloc 2" (in French). Index de la Ligne Maginot. fortiff.be. http://www.fortiff.be/maginot/index.php?p=5824. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- ^ Puelinckx, Jean; et al (2010). "Col du Caire Gros (po du) Bloc 3" (in French). Index de la Ligne Maginot. fortiff.be. http://www.fortiff.be/maginot/index.php?p=5825. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- ^ Puelinckx, Jean; et al (2010). "Col du Caire Gros (po du) Bloc 4" (in French). Index de la Ligne Maginot. fortiff.be. http://www.fortiff.be/maginot/index.php?p=5826. 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
- Col du Caire Gros (petit ouvrage du) at fortiff.be (French)
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