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Ouvrage Castillon is a work (''gros ouvrage'') of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line, also called the Little Maginot Line. The ouvrage consists of one entry block, two infantry blocks and two artillery blocks in a narrow ridge just to the west of Castillon, Alpes-Maritimes. It was built on the original site of Castillon, destroyed by an earthquake in 1887.〔Mary, Tome 5, p. 65〕 It is the next ''gros ouvrage'' in the line to the north of Ouvrage Sainte-Agnès, and is within firing range of the Mediterranean coastline. Ouvrage Castillon was built by a contractor named Borie from November 1931 to October 1934 at a cost of 15.6 million francs.〔Mary, Tome 4, p. 29〕 Castillon was manned in 1940 by 344 men under the command of Captain Finton. ==Description== Castillon was arranged on multiple levels, with the combat blocks significantly higher than the entry block, which is directly off paved road. However, because of the vulnerability of its supply line, Castillon was provided with two levels of utility, supply and magazine space, capable of holding four times the usual quantities of supplies and munitions.〔Mary, Tome 5, p.65〕 *Block 1 (entry): three machine gun embrasures. *Block 2 (ventilation), unoccupied. *Block 3 (artillery block): one machine gun cloche, one grenade launcher cloche, two 75mm/1929 guns and two 81mm mortars. *Block 4 (infantry block): one machine gun cloche, one grenade launcher cloche, one twin machine gun cloche and one twin machine gun embrasure. *Block 5 (combat block): one machine gun cloche and one grenade launcher cloche one twin machine gun embrasure. *Block 6 (infantry block): one machine gun cloche and two 81mm mortars. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ouvrage Castillon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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