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Ouvrage Sainte Agnes held against the Italian offensive of 1940, firing on Italian troops advancing along the coast. 1,201 rounds were fired from the 75 mm guns, 80 from 81 mm mortars, and 234 from 135 mm guns. Saint-Agnès fired on the coastal roads on 21 June, and on the Col du Razet the next day to
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Nine smaller observation posts are associated with Sainte-Agnès, including Garuche, Banquettes, Cime de Biancon, Pic-de-Garuche-Sud, Siricocca, and cote 902. Cote 902 was a CORF project, located to the east of Pic-du-Garuche to protect the flanks of Sainte-Agnès and Castillon. Planned 81mm mortars
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of Scuvion and Pierre-Pontue. Firing from Sainte-Agnès' artillery blocks was supported by a nearby battery of mobile 155 mm guns. On 23 June Block 3 fired again against infiltrators around Scuvion and Pierre-Pontue, and later on Italian columns around
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to the north, reported to Saint-Agnès. The post comprised an entry block and an observation block with a unique example of a VP cloche. The design was by CORF, the primary Maginot design organization, but construction was managed by MOM
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was built between November 1931 and October 1934 by a contractor named Borie, at a cost of 16.8 million francs. In 1940 it was commanded by Captain Panzani. Ten observation posts reported to Sainte-Agnès.
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The ouvrage remained in government hands until 1990, when it was transferred to the town of Sainte-Agnès and was opened to the public as a museum. It is open for visitation during summer months.
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and to prevent attack on the coastal cities from the north. The ouvrage consisted of one entry block, two artillery blocks, two infantry blocks and one observation block facing
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built a fortification in Sainte-Agnès, which was a strategic location between the
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Hommes et Ouvrages de la Ligne Maginot, Tome 4 - La fortification alpine.
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Fortress France: The Maginot Line and French Defenses in World War II
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Puelinckx, Jean; Aublet, Jean-Louis; Mainguin, Sylvie (2010).
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Sainte Agnés, pictures, location on map, infos and documents
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The Maginot fortification was planned to defend the Bay of
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Ouvrage Saint Agnes
Maginot Line
Alpine Line
Sainte-Agnès, Alpes-Maritimes

Ouvrage Sainte-Agnès is located in France
43°47′56″N 7°27′45″E / 43.798906°N 7.462519°E / 43.798906; 7.462519
Italian invasion of France
Operation Dragoon
sector
Maginot Line
Alpine Line
Sainte-Agnès, Alpes-Maritimes
Mediterranean Sea
House of Savoy
Counts of Provence
Genoa
Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia
Menton
Italy
machine gun cloche
grenade launcher cloche
machine gun turret
grenade launcher cloche
Ouvrage Roquebrunne
Ouvrage Mont Agel
machine gun turret
machine gun
43°49′24.37″N 07°27′35.04″E / 43.8234361°N 7.4597333°E / 43.8234361; 7.4597333
Ouvrage Castillon

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