Ouvrage La Séréna | |
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Part of Maginot Line, Alpine Line | |
Southeast France | |
Coordinates | 44°03′22″N 7°09′31″E / 44.05609°N 7.15871°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, Operation Dragoon |
Ouvrage La Séréna | |
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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: | 1 |
Strength: | 1 officer, 74 men |
Ouvrage La Séréna is a lesser work (petit ouvrage) of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line. The ouvrage consists of one entry block at an altitude of 1,292 metres (4,239 ft). Two more blocks were planned but not completed before the invasion of France in 1940. [1]
The ouvrage controlled the Col del la Séréna. [5]
Ouvrage La Séréna | |
---|---|
Part of Maginot Line, Alpine Line | |
Southeast France | |
Coordinates | 44°03′22″N 7°09′31″E / 44.05609°N 7.15871°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, Operation Dragoon |
Ouvrage La Séréna | |
---|---|
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: | 1 |
Strength: | 1 officer, 74 men |
Ouvrage La Séréna is a lesser work (petit ouvrage) of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line. The ouvrage consists of one entry block at an altitude of 1,292 metres (4,239 ft). Two more blocks were planned but not completed before the invasion of France in 1940. [1]
The ouvrage controlled the Col del la Séréna. [5]