Ouvrage Col de Restefond
| Ouvrage Col de Restefond | |
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| Part of Maginot Line, Alpine Line | |
| Southeast France | |
 Ouvrage Col de Restefond
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| Coordinates | 44°20′07″N 6°48′37″E / 44.33528°N 6.81028°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 |
| Ouvrage Col de Restefond | |
|---|---|
| Type of work: | Small artillery work (Petit ouvrage) |
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sector └─sub-sector |
Fortified Sector of the Dauphiné └─Jausiers, Quartier du Restefond |
| Regiment: | 73rd BAF |
| Number of blocks: | 3 |
| Strength: | 1 officer, 82 men |
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.
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