Ouvrage Col du Granon
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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 2329 metres (7,641.1 ft).
Maginot Line
The Maginot Line , named after the French Minister of War André Maginot, was a line of concrete fortifications, tank obstacles, artillery casemates, machine gun posts, and other defences, which France constructed along its borders with Germany and Italy, in light of its experience in World War I,...
's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line
Alpine Line
The Alpine Line or Little Maginot Line was the component of the Maginot Line that defended the southeastern portion of France...
. The ouvrage consists of one entry block, one infantry block and one observation block covering the Col du Granon
Col du Granon
Col du Granon is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Hautes-Alpes in France. A narrow tarmac road winds steeply up the southern approach. Gravel roads continue beyond the pass, in a military training zone...
as part of the defenses of Briançon
Briançon
Briançon a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department....
and Grenoble
Grenoble
Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...
. The ouvrage lies at an altitude of 2329 metres (7,641.1 ft).
Description
- See Fortified Sector of the DauphinéFortified Sector of the DauphinéThe Fortified Sector of the Dauphiné was the French military organization that in 1940 controlled the section of the Alpine Line portion of the Maginot Line facing Italy in the vicinity of Briançon...
for a broader discussion of the Dauphiné sector of the Alpine Line.- Block 1 (entry): two machine gun embrasures.
- Block 2 (unbuilt): one MOM block for a Hotchkiss machine gun.
- Block 3 (infantry): one machine gun clocheGFM clocheThe GFM cloche was one of the most common defensive armaments on the Maginot Line. A cloche was a fixed and non-retractable firing position made of a thick iron casting which shielded its occupant...
, one light and one heavy twin machine gun embrasure. - Block 4 (infantry): one machine gun/observation cloche.
- Annex: a small flanking position, unique in the Maginot Line, with one twin Reibel machine gun emplacement.
External links
- Granon (petit ouvrage de) at fortiff.be