Description
- Block 1 (observation): One observation cloche
- Block 2 (infantry): one heavy twin machine gun embrasures covering the Col du Fréjus.
- Block 3 (infantry): one heavy twin machine gun embrasures covering the Col du Fréjus.
- Entry: one machine gun embrasure.
- Emergency exit: one machine gun embrasure.
The Camp des Rochilles' is located nearby. Constructed 1902-1907, it is at an altitude of 2,420 metres (7,940 ft). The barracks complex was connected to Plan-Lachat by an aerial tram. The advanced post of Aiguille Noire is a short distance to the south, with four machine gun embrasures.
Les Rochilles saw no significant action in 1940 or 1944.
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