Ouvrage Valdeblore is a lesser work (petit ouvrage) of the Maginot Line

Maginot Line

The Maginot Line , named after the French Minister of War André Maginot, was a line of concrete fortifications, tank obstacles, artillery casemates, machine gun posts, and other defences, which France constructed along its borders with Germany and Italy, in light of its experience in World War I,...

's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line

Alpine Line

The Alpine Line or Little Maginot Line was the component of the Maginot Line that defended the southeastern portion of France...

. The ouvrage consists of one entry block, one infantry artillery block and one observation block at an altitude of 842 metres (2,762.5 ft). Valdeblore was built starting in November 1930 by Poiljeux contractors, and was completed by Thorrand et Cie in April 1933 at a cost of 1.6 million francs.

Description

• Block 1 (entry): one machine gun embrasure.
• Block 2 (infantry): one machine gun embrasure.
• Block 3 (infantry): one twin heavy machine gun embrasure and one heavy machine gun/47mm anti-tank gun embrasure.

Valdeblore covers the D2565 road and the valley of the Valdeblore stream in conjunction with the petit ouvrage Fressinéa and the gros ouvrage Rimplas

Ouvrage Rimplas

Ouvrage Rimplas is a work of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line, known also as the Little Maginot Line. The ouvrage consists of one entry block, two infantry blocks and three artillery blocks at an altitude of . It was the first ouvrage of any portion of the Maginot Line to be...

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External links

• Valdeblore (petit ouvrage du) at fortiff.be