Ouvrage Col du Caire Gros

Ouvrage Col du Caire Gros
Part of Maginot Line, Alpine Line
Southeast France
Ouvrage Col du Caire Gros is located in France
Ouvrage Col du Caire Gros
Ouvrage Col du Caire Gros
Coordinates44°02′45″N 7°12′28″E / 44.04596°N 7.20773°E / 44.04596; 7.20773
Site information
Controlled byFrance
Site history
Built byCORF/MOM
In useAbandoned
MaterialsConcrete, steel, rock excavation
Battles/warsItalian invasion of France, Operation Dragoon
Garrison information
Garrison64
Ouvrage Col du Caire Gros
Type of work:Small artillery work (Petit ouvrage)
sector
└─sub-sector		Fortified Sector of the Maritime Alps
└─Tinée-Vésubie, Quartier Tournairet-Vésubie
Regiment: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]

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

  1. ^ Puelinckx, Jean; Aublet, Jean-Louis; Mainguin, Sylvie (2010). "Col du Caire Gros (po du)". Index de la Ligne Maginot (in French). fortiff.be. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  2. ^ Puelinckx, Jean; et al. (2010). "Col du Caire Gros (po du) Bloc 1". Index de la Ligne Maginot (in French). fortiff.be. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  3. ^ Puelinckx, Jean; et ale (2010). "Col du Caire Gros (po du) Bloc 2". Index de la Ligne Maginot (in French). fortiff.be. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  4. ^ Puelinckx, Jean; et al. (2010). "Col du Caire Gros (po du) Bloc 3". Index de la Ligne Maginot (in French). fortiff.be. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  5. ^ Puelinckx, Jean; et al. (2010). "Col du Caire Gros (po du) Bloc 4". Index de la Ligne Maginot (in French). fortiff.be. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  6. ^ 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 (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)


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