Ouvrage Plate Lombard is a lesser work (petit ouvrage) of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line. The ouvrage consists of one entry block, two infantry blocks and one observation block. Unusually for an ouvrage, Plate-Lombard was built by MOM (Main d'Oeuvre Militaire), which usually was responsible for lesser fortifications. The isolated position was commanded in 1940 by Lieutenant de Loye. It controlled the Fouillouse valley and the Col du Vallonet.[1]
| Ouvrage Plate Lombard | |
|---|---|
| Part of Maginot Line, Alpine Line | |
| Southeast France | |
  Ouvrage Plate Lombard | |
| Coordinates | 44°30′55″N 6°49′29″E / 44.51531°N 6.82469°E |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | France |
| Site history | |
| Built by | MOM |
| In use | Abandoned |
| Materials | Concrete, steel, rock excavation |
| Battles/wars | Italian invasion of France |
| Ouvrage Plate Lombard | |
|---|---|
| Type of work: | Small artillery work (Petit ouvrage) |
| sector └─sub-sector | Fortified Sector of the Dauphiné, Vallée de l'Ubaye └─Ubaye-Ubayette, Quartier Saint-Paul |
| Regiment: | 83rd Batailllon Alpin de Fortresse |
| Number of blocks: | 4 |
| Strength: | 1 officer, 52 men |
Description edit
History edit
- See Fortified Sector of the Dauphiné for a broader discussion of the Dauphiné sector of the Alpine Line.
Plate-Lombard saw action against Italian forces on 22 June 1940, when covering fire from Ouvrage Roche-la-Croix assisted with the defense of Plate Lombard. After German forces occupied southern France, Free French forces completed the liberation of the Briançon area on 25 April 1945.[6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Mary, Tome 5, p. 31
- ^ Puelinckx, Jean; Aublet, Jean-Louis; Mainguin, Sylvie (2010). "Plate Lombard (po de la) Bloc 1". Index de la Ligne Maginot (in French). fortiff.be. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ Puelinckx, Jean; et al. (2010). "Plate Lombard (po de la) Bloc 2". Index de la Ligne Maginot (in French). fortiff.be. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ Puelinckx, Jean; et al. (2010). "Plate Lombard (po de la) Bloc 3". Index de la Ligne Maginot (in French). fortiff.be. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ Puelinckx, Jean; et al. (2010). "Plate Lombard (po de la) Bloc 4". Index de la Ligne Maginot (in French). fortiff.be. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ Mary, Tome 5, p.150
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 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
- Plate Lombard (petit ouvrage de la) at fortiff.be (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Ouvrage d'infanterie dit ouvrage de Plate Lombarde, de l'organisation défensive de l'Ubaye, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)