Ouvrage Col de Restefond
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Ouvrage Col de Restefond is a lesser work (petit ouvrage) of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line. The ouvrage consists of three infantry blocks. It is located directly adjacent to the Col de Restefond road at an altitude of 2,680 metres (8,790 ft). Construction work was completed in 1934, but the ouvrage was not armed until 1938.
| Ouvrage Col de Restefond | |
|---|---|
| Part of Maginot Line, Alpine Line | |
| Southeast France | |
| |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | France |
| Location | |
  Ouvrage Col de Restefond | |
| Coordinates | 44.33528°N 6.81028°E |
| Site history | |
| Built by | CORF |
| In use | Abandoned |
| Materials | Concrete, steel, rock excavation |
| Battles/wars | Italian invasion of France |
Type of work:Small artillery work (Petit ouvrage)
sector
└─sub-sectorFortified Sector of the Dauphiné
└─Jausiers, Quartier du Restefond
└─sub-sectorFortified Sector of the Dauphiné
└─Jausiers, Quartier du Restefond
Regiment:73rd BAF
Number of blocks:3
| Ouvrage Col de Restefond | |
|---|---|
| Type of work: | Small artillery work (Petit ouvrage) |
| sector └─sub-sector | Fortified Sector of the Dauphiné └─Jausiers, Quartier du Restefond |
| Regiment: | 73rd BAF |
| Number of blocks: | 3 |
| Strength: | 1 officer, 82 men |
Description
- See Fortified Sector of the Dauphiné for a broader discussion of the Dauphiné sector of the Alpine Line.
- Block 1 (entry): one machine gun cloche and one heavy twin machine gun embrasure.[1]
- Block 2 (south entry): one machine gun embrasure.[2]
- Block 3 (south entry): one machine gun cloche and one heavy twin machine gun embrasure.[3]
