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]

Ouvrage Champ de Tir
Part of Maginot Line, Alpine Line
Southeast France
Ouvrage Champ de Tir is located in France
Ouvrage Champ de Tir
Ouvrage Champ de Tir
Coordinates43°53′28″N 7°27′03″E / 43.89123°N 7.45093°E / 43.89123; 7.45093
Site information
Controlled byFrance
Open to
the public
No
Site history
Built byCORF/MOM
In useAbandoned
MaterialsConcrete, steel, rock excavation
Battles/warsItalian 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

Description

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  • Block 1 (entry): one machine gun embrasure.[2]
  • Block 2 (infantry): one machine gun embrasure.[3]
  • Block 3 (infantry): one Machine gun cloche and one twin machine gun embrasure.[4]

The ouvrage is closed to the public.

See also

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References

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  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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  • 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)
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