Visit of the Rapid Dam of Montgenèvre
On the border in 1940!
16 et 17 septembre 2023Passé
© Office de Tourisme de Montgenèvre
On the border in 1940! Accompanied by a passionate guide you will discover the «Barrage Rapide» which could block the road in six seconds! We will trace the lives of men until 1945.
The association «Souvenir Sauvegarde et Histoire Militaire» of Patrick Lemaître installs «as in 40» a checkpoint (checkpoint) at the entrance of Montgenèvre, opposite the Barrage Rapide.
The Montgenèvre Rapid Dam of the Maginot Line will reveal its inner secrets. It could stop the road in 6 seconds!
The blockhouse was refurbished by Nicolas Izquierdo, mountain guide.