Ouvrage Col de Restefond

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 2680 m. Construction work was completed in 1934, but the ouvrage was not armed until 1938.

Description

 * See Fortified Sector of the Dauphiné for a broader discussion of the Dauphiné sector of the Alpine Line.


 * Block 1 (entry): one machine gun cloche and one heavy twin machine gun embrasure.
 * Block 2 (south entry): one machine gun embrasure.
 * Block 3 (south entry): one machine gun cloche and one heavy twin machine gun embrasure.