Ouvrage Col d'Agnon

Ouvrage Col d'Agnon
Part of Maginot Line, Alpine Line
Southeast France
Ouvrage Col d'Agnon is located in France
Ouvrage Col d'Agnon
Ouvrage Col d'Agnon
Coordinates43°57′02″N 7°29′13″E / 43.95064°N 7.48687°E / 43.95064; 7.48687
Site information
Controlled byFrance
Site history
Built byCORF/MOM
In useAbandoned
MaterialsConcrete, steel, rock excavation
Battles/warsItalian invasion of France, Operation Dragoon
Ouvrage Col d'Agnon
Type of work:Small artillery work (Petit ouvrage)
sector
└─sub-sector		Fortified Sector of the Maritime Alps
└─Authion, Quartier Cabanes-Vielles
Regiment:85th BAF
Number of blocks:3
Strength:1 officer, 58 men

Ouvrage Col d'Agnon is a lesser work (petit ouvrage) of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line. The ouvrage consists of two entry blocks and one observation block facing Italy at an altitude of 998 metres (3,274 ft). The ouvrage was manned by 59 soldiers in 1940 under Sub-Lieutenant Lacour.[1] The position was sited to observe the Roya valley.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Puelinckx, Jean; Aublet, Jean-Louis; Mainguin, Sylvie (2010). "Col d'Agnon (po)". Index de la Ligne Maginot (in French). fortiff.be. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  2. ^ Mary, Tome 5, p. 54

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 (in 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 (in 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 (in French)