Ouvrage Col de Garde
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Ouvrage Col de Garde is a lesser work (petit ouvrage) of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line, also called the Little Maginot Line. The ouvrage consists of two entry blocks, one infantry block and one observation block, slightly more than 1 km south of Sainte-Agnès.
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Col de Garde was sited to control the Col de Garde road between Saint-Agnès and Menton, as well as protecting the southern flank of the Ouvrage Sainte-Agnès. The ouvrage is closed and locked and in a good state of repair, although covered by vegetation.[1] The position overlooks Autoroute A8 at the Col de Garde tunnel.
Description
Col de Garde is a compact site with two entries and a short set of rock-cut galleries with short branches for ammunition magazines, barracks and the usine.
- Block 1 (south entry): One machine gun port.[2]
- Block 2 (north entry): One machine gun port.[3]
- Block 3 (observation block): one machine gun turret.[4]
- Block 4 (infantry block): one37mm anti-tank gun port and one twin machine gun port.[5]
See also
References
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Bibliography
- Allcorn, William. The Maginot Line 1928-45. Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2003. Template:ISBN
- Kaufmann, J.E. and Kaufmann, H.W. Fortress France: The Maginot Line and French Defenses in World War II, Stackpole Books, 2006. Template:ISBN
- Kaufmann, J.E., Kaufmann, H.W., Jancovič-Potočnik, A. and Lang, P. The Maginot Line: History and Guide, Pen and Sword, 2011. Template:ISBN
- Mary, Jean-Yves; Hohnadel, Alain; Sicard, Jacques. Hommes et Ouvrages de la Ligne Maginot, Tome 1. Paris, Histoire & Collections, 2001. Template:ISBN Template:In lang
- Mary, Jean-Yves; Hohnadel, Alain; Sicard, Jacques. Hommes et Ouvrages de la Ligne Maginot, Tome 4 - La fortification alpine. Paris, Histoire & Collections, 2009. Template:ISBN Template:In lang
- Mary, Jean-Yves; Hohnadel, Alain; Sicard, Jacques. Hommes et Ouvrages de la Ligne Maginot, Tome 5. Paris, Histoire & Collections, 2009. Template:ISBN Template:In lang
External links
- Col de Garde (petit ouvrage) at fortiff.be Template:In lang
- Col de Garde (petit ouvrage) Template:Webarchive at wikimaginot.eu Template:In lang
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