Ouvrage Les Aittes
Part ofMaginot Line,Alpine Line
SoutheastFrance
Site information
Controlled by	France
Open to the public	By arrangement
Location
Ouvrage Les Aittes
Coordinates	44°52′34″N6°44′42″E / 44.87624°N 6.74507°E /44.87624; 6.74507
Site history
Built by	CORF
In use	Preserved
Materials	Concrete, steel, rock excavation
Battles/wars	Italian invasion of France

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Ouvrage Les Aittes is a lesser work (petit ouvrage) of theMaginot Line's Alpine extension, theAlpine Line. The ouvrage consists of one entry block, three infantry blocks and one observation block, about two kilometers east ofCervières, Hautes-Alpes at an altitude of 2,029 metres (6,657 ft)..

SeeFortified Sector of the Dauphiné for a broader discussion of the Dauphiné sector of the Alpine Line.

Construction of Les Aittes started in 1932, with work continuing until 1937, under the direction of theMain d'Oeuvre Militaire (MOM). Theouvrage was excavated directly from the rock, with no concreted galleries, the longest extending 215 metres (705 ft) from the entrance to Block 2.^[1]

• Block 1 (entry): one machine gun embrasure.^[2]
• Block 2 (infantry): one machine gun embrasure.^[3]
• Block 3 (infantry): one heavy twin machine gun embrasure.^[4]
• Block 4 (infantry): one heavy twin machine gun embrasure.^[5]

In June 1940 the position was commanded by Lieutenant Renon, with 92 men.^[1]

Les Aittes is owned by the commune of Cervières, and may be visited by arrangement.^[1]

• List of Alpine Line ouvrages

• Allcorn, William.The Maginot Line 1928-45. Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2003.ISBN 1-84176-646-1
• Kaufmann, J.E. and Kaufmann, H.W.Fortress France: The Maginot Line and French Defenses in World War II, Stackpole Books, 2006.ISBN 0-275-98345-5
• Kaufmann, J.E., Kaufmann, H.W., Jancovič-Potočnik, A. and Lang, P.The Maginot Line: History and Guide, Pen and Sword, 2011.ISBN 978-1-84884-068-3
• Mary, Jean-Yves; Hohnadel, Alain; Sicard, Jacques.Hommes et Ouvrages de la Ligne Maginot, Tome 1. Paris, Histoire & Collections, 2001.ISBN 2-908182-88-2(in French)
• Mary, Jean-Yves; Hohnadel, Alain; Sicard, Jacques.Hommes et Ouvrages de la Ligne Maginot, Tome 4 - La fortification alpine. Paris, Histoire & Collections, 2009.ISBN 978-2-915239-46-1(in French)
• Mary, Jean-Yves; Hohnadel, Alain; Sicard, Jacques.Hommes et Ouvrages de la Ligne Maginot, Tome 5. Paris, Histoire & Collections, 2009.ISBN 978-2-35250-127-5(in French)

• Les Aittes (petit ouvrage de) at fortiff.be(in French)

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