Ouvrage Col du Caire Gros

Ouvrage Col du Caire Gros is a lesser work (petit ouvrage) of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line. The ouvrage consists of two entry blocks at an altitude of 2,048 metres (6,719 ft). Additional blocks were planned but not built.^[1]

Ouvrage Col du Caire Gros
Part of Maginot Line, Alpine Line
Southeast France
Site information
Controlled by	France
Location
Ouvrage Col du Caire Gros
Coordinates	44.04596°N 7.20773°E / 44.04596; 7.20773
Site history
Built by	CORF/MOM
In use	Abandoned
Materials	Concrete, steel, rock excavation
Battles/wars	Italian invasion of France, Operation Dragoon
Garrison information
Garrison	64

Ouvrage Col du Caire Gros
Type of work:	Small artillery work (Petit ouvrage)
sector └─sub-sector	Fortified Sector of the Maritime Alps └─Tinée-Vésubie, Quartier Tournairet-Vésubie
Regiment:	94th BAF
Number of blocks:	2
Strength:	1 officer, 63 men

Description

• Block 1 (west entry): unarmed, protected by Block 2.^[2]
• Block 2 (infantry): one machine gun embrasure, protects Block 1.^[3]
• Block 3 (not completed): one observation cloche planned.^[4]
• Block 4 (unbuilt): one machine gun embrasure and one twin heavy machine gun embrasure planned.^[5]

The ouvrage blocks access to the Col du Caire Gros from the north.^[6]

See also

• List of Alpine Line ouvrages