Ouvrage Monte Grosso
| Ouvrage Monte Grosso | |
|---|---|
| Part of Maginot Line, Alpine Line | |
| Southeast France | |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | France |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 43°54′49″N 7°27′47″E / 43.9136°N 7.46309°E |
| Site history | |
| Built by | CORF |
| In use | Abandoned |
| Materials | Concrete, steel, rock excavation |
| Battles/wars | Italian invasion of France, Operation Dragoon |
| Ouvrage Monte Grosso | |
|---|---|
| Type of work: | Large artillery work (Gros ouvrage) |
| sector └─sub-sector | Fortified Sector of the Maritime Alps └─Sospel, Quartier Brouis |
| Work number: | EO 2 |
| Regiment: | 85th BAF, 158th RAP |
| Number of blocks: | 7 |
| Strength: | 10 officers, 363 men |
Ouvrage Monte Grosso is a work (gros ouvrage) of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line, also known as the Little Maginot Line. The ouvrage consists of one entry block, four artillery blocks and two observation blocks facing Italy. It was the largest ouvrage in the Alps It is part of the fortifications surrounding Sospel, which protect the approaches to Nice from the north.