Ouvrage Champ de Tir | |
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Part of Maginot Line, Alpine Line | |
Southeast France | |
Coordinates | 43°53′28″N 7°27′03″E / 43.89123°N 7.45093°E |
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 | |
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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]
The ouvrage is closed to the public.