Ouvrage Col du Granon | |
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Part of Maginot Line, Alpine Line | |
Southeast France | |
Combat blocks are visible in the lower right of the image
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Coordinates | 44°57′58″N 6°36′57″E / 44.96621°N 6.61573°E / 44.96621; 6.61573 |
Site information | |
Controlled by | France |
Site history | |
Built by | CORF |
In use | Abandoned |
Materials | Concrete, steel, rock excavation |
Battles/wars | Italian invasion of France |
Ouvrage Col du Granon | |
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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).
Alpine Line (Little Maginot Line)
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Fortified Sector of Savoy (La Tarentaise) |
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Fortified Sector of Savoy (La Maurienne) |
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Fortified Sector of the Dauphiné |
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Fortified Sector of the Maritime Alps |
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Corsica |
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