Ouvrage Col de Crous is a lesser work (petit ouvrage) of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line. The ouvrage consists of one infantry block at an altitude of 1,963 metres (6,440 ft). Additional blocks were planned but not built.[1]
| Ouvrage Col de Crous | |
|---|---|
| Part of Maginot Line, Alpine Line | |
| Southeast France | |
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  Ouvrage Col de Crous | |
| Coordinates | 44°09′39″N 6°54′21″E / 44.16096°N 6.90585°E |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | France |
| Site history | |
| Built by | CORF |
| In use | Abandoned |
| Materials | Concrete, steel, rock excavation |
| Battles/wars | Italian invasion of France, Operation Dragoon |
Description
edit| Ouvrage Col de Crous | |
|---|---|
| Type of work: | Small artillery work (Petit ouvrage) |
| sector └─sub-sector | Fortified Sector of the Maritime Alps └─Mounier, Quartier Haut-Var |
| Regiment: | 74th BAF |
| Number of blocks: | 3 |
| Strength: | 2 officers, 98 men |
- Block 1 (incomplete).
- Block 2 (not built).
- Block 3 (incomplete).
- Block 4 (infantry): two machine gun embrasures.[1]
Two proposed petits ouvrages were proposed for the same ridge to the north, the Ouvrage du Col-de-Pal and the ''Ouvrage du col-de-Jallorgues, neither of which were started.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Puelinckx, Jean; Aublet, Jean-Louis; Mainguin, Sylvie (2010). "Col de Crous (po du)". Index de la Ligne Maginot (in French). fortiff.be. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- ^ Mary, Tome 5, p. 46
Bibliography
edit- Allcorn, William. The Maginot Line 1928–45. Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1-84176-646-1
- Kaufmann, J.E. and Kaufmann, H.W. Fortress France: The Maginot Line and French Defenses in World War II, Stackpole Books, 2006. ISBN 0-275-98345-5
- Kaufmann, J.E. , Kaufmann, H.W., Jancovič-Potočnik, A. and Lang, P. The Maginot Line: History and Guide, Pen and Sword, 2011. ISBN 978-1-84884-068-3
- Mary, Jean-Yves; Hohnadel, Alain; Sicard, Jacques. Hommes et Ouvrages de la Ligne Maginot, Tome 1. Paris, Histoire & Collections, 2001. ISBN 2-908182-88-2 (in French)
- Mary, Jean-Yves; Hohnadel, Alain; Sicard, Jacques. Hommes et Ouvrages de la Ligne Maginot, Tome 4 - La fortification alpine. Paris, Histoire & Collections, 2009. ISBN 978-2-915239-46-1 (in French)
- Mary, Jean-Yves; Hohnadel, Alain; Sicard, Jacques. Hommes et Ouvrages de la Ligne Maginot, Tome 5. Paris, Histoire & Collections, 2009. ISBN 978-2-35250-127-5 (in French)
External links
edit- Col de Crous (petit ouvrage du) at fortiff.be (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Ouvrage Col de Crous, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)