Ouvrage Col du Fort explained

Ouvrage Col du Fort
Partof:	Maginot Line, Alpine Line
Location:	Southeast France
Coordinates:	44.0209°N 7.2602°W
Map Type:	France
Map Size:	300
Builder:	CORF/MOM
Materials:	Concrete, steel, rock excavation
Used:	Abandoned
Controlledby:	France
Battles:	Battle of France, Operation Dragoon

Ouvrage Col du Fort is a lesser work (petit ouvrage) of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line. The ouvrage consists of one infantry block and one observation block at an elevation of 1717m (5,633feet). An additional block was planned but not built.^[1]

Description

• Block 1 (entry, not completed): two machine gun embrasures, never armed.^[2]
• Block 2 (entry): one machine gun embrasure and one heavy twin machine gun embrasure.^[3]
• Block 3 (observation): one observation cloche.^[4]
• Block 4 (unbuilt): one heavy twin machine gun embrasure. Only an opening to the gallery exists, work was interrupted by the outbreak of war in 1940.^[5]

The Granges-de-la-Brasque barracks is located nearby.^[6]

See also

• List of Alpine Line ouvrages

Bibliography

• Allcorn, William. The Maginot Line 1928-45. Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2003.
• Kaufmann, J.E. and Kaufmann, H.W. Fortress France: The Maginot Line and French Defenses in World War II, Stackpole Books, 2006.
• Kaufmann, J.E., Kaufmann, H.W., Jancovič-Potočnik, A. and Lang, P. The Maginot Line: History and Guide, Pen and Sword, 2011.
• Mary, Jean-Yves; Hohnadel, Alain; Sicard, Jacques. Hommes et Ouvrages de la Ligne Maginot, Tome 1. Paris, Histoire & Collections, 2001.
• Mary, Jean-Yves; Hohnadel, Alain; Sicard, Jacques. Hommes et Ouvrages de la Ligne Maginot, Tome 4 - La fortification alpine. Paris, Histoire & Collections, 2009.
• Mary, Jean-Yves; Hohnadel, Alain; Sicard, Jacques. Hommes et Ouvrages de la Ligne Maginot, Tome 5. Paris, Histoire & Collections, 2009.

External links

• Col du Fort (petit ouvrage du) at fortiff.be

Notes and References

1. Web site: Col du Fort (po du). Puelinckx. Jean. Aublet . Jean-Louis . Mainguin . Sylvie. 2010. Index de la Ligne Maginot. fortiff.be. fr. 31 January 2010.
2. Web site: Col du Fort (po du) Bloc 1. Puelinckx. Jean. 2010. Index de la Ligne Maginot. fortiff.be. fr. 31 January 2010. etal.
3. Web site: Col du Fort (po du) Bloc 2. Puelinckx. Jean. 2010. Index de la Ligne Maginot. fortiff.be. fr. 31 January 2010. etal.
4. Web site: Col du Fort (po du) Bloc 2. Puelinckx. Jean. 2010. Index de la Ligne Maginot. fortiff.be. fr. 31 January 2010. etal.
5. Web site: Col du Fort (po du) Bloc 2. Puelinckx. Jean. 2010. Index de la Ligne Maginot. fortiff.be. fr. 31 January 2010. etal.
6. Mary, Tome 5, p. 50