Ouvrage Col du Granon
Part of Maginot Line, Alpine Line
Southeast France
Combat blocks are visible in the lower right of the image
Ouvrage Col du Granon is located in France
Ouvrage Col du Granon
Ouvrage Col du Granon
Coordinates44°57′58″N 6°36′57″E / 44.96621°N 6.61573°E / 44.96621; 6.61573
Site information
Controlled byFrance
Site history
Built byCORF
In useAbandoned
MaterialsConcrete, steel, rock excavation
Battles/warsItalian invasion of France
Ouvrage Col du Granon
Type of work:Small artillery work (Petit ouvrage)
sector
└─sub-sector		Fortified Sector of the Dauphiné/Briançonnais
└─Haute-Clarée — Guisane, Quartier Bufere-Granon
Regiment:82nd Batailllon Alpin de Fortresse
Number of blocks:3

Ouvrage Col du Granon is a lesser work (petit ouvrage) of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line. The ouvrage consists of one entry block, one infantry block and one observation block covering the Col du Granon as part of the defenses of Briançon and Grenoble. The ouvrage lies at an altitude of 2,329 metres (7,641 ft).

Description

See Fortified Sector of the Dauphiné for a broader discussion of the Dauphiné sector of the Alpine Line.

See also

References

  1. ^ Puelinckx, Jean; Aublet, Jean-Louis; Mainguin, Sylvie (2010). "Granon (po de) Bloc 1". Index de la Ligne Maginot (in French). fortiff.be. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  2. ^ Puelinckx, Jean; et al. (2010). "Granon (po de) Bloc 2". Index de la Ligne Maginot (in French). fortiff.be. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  3. ^ Puelinckx, Jean; et al. (2010). "Granon (po de) Bloc 3". Index de la Ligne Maginot (in French). fortiff.be. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  4. ^ Puelinckx, Jean; et al. (2010). "Granon (po de) Bloc 4". Index de la Ligne Maginot (in French). fortiff.be. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  5. ^ Puelinckx, Jean; et al. (2010). "Granon (po de) Annexe". Index de la Ligne Maginot (in French). fortiff.be. Retrieved 4 February 2010.

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