Ouvrage Champ de Tir

Ouvrage Champ de Tir
Part of Maginot Line, Alpine Line
Southeast France
Ouvrage Champ de Tir
Coordinates 43°53′28″N 7°27′03″E / 43.89123°N 7.45093°E / 43.89123; 7.45093
Site information
Controlled by France
Open to
the public
No
Site history
Built by CORF/MOM
In use Abandoned
Materials Concrete, steel, rock excavation
Battles/wars Italian invasion of France, Operation Dragoon
Ouvrage Champ de Tir
Type of work: Small artillery work (Petit ouvrage)
sector
└─sub-sector
Fortified Sector of the Maritime Alps
└─Sospel, Quartier Braus
Work number: EO 4
Regiment: 95th BAF, 158th RAP
Number of blocks: 3
Strength: 1 officer, 57 men

Ouvrage Champ de Tir, also known as Champ de Tir de l'Agaisen (Agaisen firing range) is a lesser work (petit ouvrage) of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line. It is located at an altitude of 672 metres (2,205 ft), less than 1 kilometer to the northwest of Ouvrage l'Agaisen. The ouvrage consists of two entry blocks and one infantry block, sited to control the valley of the Nieya and to observe for l'Agaisen.[1]

Description

The ouvrage is closed to the public.

See also

References

  1. Mary, Tome 5, p. 59
  2. Puelinckx, Jean; Aublet, Jean-Louis; Mainguin, Sylvie (2010). "Agaisen (po du champ de tir) Bloc 1". Index de la Ligne Maginot (in French). fortiff.be. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
  3. Puelinckx, Jean; et al. (2010). "Agaisen (po du champ de tir) Bloc 2". Index de la Ligne Maginot (in French). fortiff.be. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
  4. Puelinckx, Jean; et al. (2010). "Agaisen (po du champ de tir) Bloc 3". Index de la Ligne Maginot (in French). fortiff.be. Retrieved 26 January 2010.

Bibliography


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