Ouvrage Fressinéa, also known as Fraisinéa or Frassinéa is a lesser work (''petit ouvrage'') of the
Maginot Line
The Maginot Line (french: Ligne Maginot, ), named after the French Minister of War André Maginot, is a line of concrete fortifications, obstacles and weapon installations built by France in the 1930s to deter invasion by Germany and force the ...
's Alpine extension, the
Alpine Line. The ouvrage consists of one entry block, one infantry block and one observation block at an altitude of .
It is associated with the ''gros ouvrage'' of
Rimplas, the first Maginot fortification to be constructed anywhere. Fressinéa was built between November 1930 and April 1934, accommodating 30 soldiers under a lieutenant with two months of provisions.
The initial contractor was Pioljeux. Construction was finished by Thorrand et Cie for 1.7 million francs.
[Mary, , Tome 4, p. 29]
Description
*Block 1 (entry): one machine gun embrasure.
*Block 2 (observation): one machine gun embrasure.
*Block 3 (infantry): one heavy twin machine gun embrasure and one heavy machine gun/47mm anti-tank gun embrasure.
Fressinéa is located on the D2205 road along the
Tinée
The Tinée (; oc, Tiniá) is a river that flows through the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern France. It is long. Its drainage basin is . river. The post controls movement along the road and valley towards
Nice
Nice ( , ; Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative c ...
.
Fressinéa was held by the French Army until 1970 when it was sold to the commune of
Rimplas. The fort is under the care of ''Les amis de l'ouvrage Maginot de la Frassiné''. It is open to the public in spring, summer and fall months.
[Kaufmann 2011, pp. 267-268]
See also
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List of Alpine Line ouvrages
This is the list of all ''ouvrages'' of the Alpine Line or Little Maginot Line along the Franco-Italian border, organized by sector and type of fortification. ''Ouvrage'' translates as "works" in English; publications in both English and French ...
References
Bibliography
*Allcorn, William. ''The Maginot Line 1928-45.'' Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2003.
*Kaufmann, J.E. and Kaufmann, H.W. ''Fortress France: The Maginot Line and French Defenses in World War II'', Stackpole Books, 2006.
*Kaufmann, J.E., Kaufmann, H.W., Jancovič-Potočnik, A. and Lang, P. ''The Maginot Line: History and Guide'', Pen and Sword, 2011.
*Mary, Jean-Yves; Hohnadel, Alain; Sicard, Jacques. ''Hommes et Ouvrages de la Ligne Maginot, Tome 1.'' Paris, Histoire & Collections, 2001.
*Mary, Jean-Yves; Hohnadel, Alain; Sicard, Jacques. ''Hommes et Ouvrages de la Ligne Maginot, Tome 4 - La fortification alpine.'' Paris, Histoire & Collections, 2009.
*Mary, Jean-Yves; Hohnadel, Alain; Sicard, Jacques. ''Hommes et Ouvrages de la Ligne Maginot, Tome 5.'' Paris, Histoire & Collections, 2009.
External links
Amis de l'Ouvrage Maginot de la FrassninéaFressinéa (petit ouvrage de)at fortiff.be
at Les Sentinelles des Alpes
Informations, location and photos of Ouvrage de Frassineaat wikimaginot.eu
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FRES
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