 The fort was armed with six 155mm and four 95mm guns, manned by the 6th battery of the 164th Position Artillery Regiment ("164e Régiment d'Artillerie de Position (RAP)").In 1944 the fort was used by the French Forces of the Interior (FFI) as an artillery position.The fort's peacetime barracks have been retained as high-altitude quarters for the 93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment ("Regiment d'Artillerie de Montagne (RAM)") of the 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade.